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- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) abstract "The Anglo-French War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of France, and their respective allies between 1778 and 1783. It began when France formed an alliance with the United States during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and evolved into a global war spanning continents, with battles fought in many theatres. From 1778 to 1783, with or without their allies, France and Britain fought over dominance in the English Channel, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and the West Indies. The eventual French victory was vital in the United States' independence from Britain.Starting early in 1776, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had been secretly providing money, ammunition and weapons to the revolutionaries. In 1777, the American victory at Saratoga persuaded Britain to offer full self governance to the colonies, but it was too late – the Patriots were committed to independence. Seeking help from another great power, the Americans sought the assistance of France, which declared war in 1778. Britain now faced a significantly larger army. Spain joined France as an ally in 1779, but was not formally allied with the United States.Along with increasing Franco-Spanish threats, this situation turned opinion in the British Parliament against the war. France further supported the war effort against Great Britain by attacking British possessions in India. In 1782, Louis XVI sealed an alliance with the Peshwa Madhu Rao Narayan. Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez became the ally of Hyder Ali in the Second Anglo-Mysore War against British rule in India, in 1782–1783, fighting the British fleet on the coasts of India and Ceylon.Between February 1782 and June 1783, Suffren fought the English admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and collaborated with the rulers of Mysore. Suffren fought in the Battle of Sadras on February 17, 1782, the Battle of Providien on April 12 near Trincomalee, the Battle of Negapatam (1782) on July 6 off Cuddalore, after which Suffren seized the anchorage of Trincomalee. An army of 3,000 French soldiers collaborated with Hyder Ali to capture Cuddalore. Finally, the Battle of Trincomalee took place near that port on September 3. These battles, which can be seen as the last battles of the Franco-British conflict that encompassed the American War of Independence, ceased in 1783 with the signature of the peace treaty.The participation of France, Spain and the Netherlands was decisive as each contributed crucial land and sea power to the war, forcing the British to divert resources away from the North American theatre and eventually over-extending British forces. Britain was left fighting a war on four continents with no major allies.".
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Charles_Hector,_comte_dEstaing.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Edward_Hughes_(Royal_Navy_officer).
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander François_Joseph_Paul_de_Grasse.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander George_Augustus_Eliott,_1st_Baron_Heathfield.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander George_Brydges_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander John_Campbell,_of_Strachur.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Louis_Guillouet,_comte_dOrvilliers.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Pierre_André_de_Suffren.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) commander Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) isPartOfMilitaryConflict Anglo-French_War.
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- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) place Strait_of_Gibraltar.
- Anglo-French_War_(1778–83) result "French victory,Treaty of Versailles".
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