Technically, the US Revolutionary War was NOT a world war, except that it involved two lands separated by an ocean. The US wasn't even a country, yet. It was a localized (US only) revolution of citizens against their rulers, the British.
A number of countries used it as an opportunity to fight Great Britain.
A number of countries used it as an opportunity to fight Great Britain.
A number of countries used it as an opportunity to fight great Britain-apex
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The American Revolutionary War. (Battle of Lexington)
American deaths since the Revolutionary WarAbout 1,200,000 Americans have died since the Revolutionary war.
The Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War was a victory for the American colonists. It is considered an important battle that gave the Americans a good degree of confidence against one of the best armies in the world.
American patriotism came about due to England's refusal to understand that their expectations: taxation without representation, high prices of trade goods, expectation that only England could trade with the colonies - were in excess of what the people could tolerate. The Revolutionary War showed England and the world that the colonies - United States by 1776 - were ready, willing and capable of ruling themselves.
The successful American Revolution established a model of democracy, the likes of which this world had not yet seen.
As the American Revolutionary top general, George Washington a number of obstacles before him. His militia type army was not a trained and powerful force that the soldiers of Great Britain were. Additionally, Great Britain had use of the best navy in the world at that time. Troop-wise Great Britain could place many more soldiers in the field than could George Washington.
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
The world during the revolutionary war was fighting for idenpendence, while the world today fights to preserve it.