American Revolution: Facts & Related Content
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Also Known As | American Revolutionary War • War of Independence • United States War of Independence |
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Date | 1775 - September 3, 1783 |
Location | United States |
Participants | Dutch Republic • France • loyalist • Spain • United Kingdom • United States • American colonies |
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- The American Revolution was the United States' longest military conflict before the Vietnam War.
- Charles Cornwallis did not himself surrender at Yorktown; rather, claiming illness, he sent his deputy, Charles O'Hara.
- Roughly 5,000 members of the Continental Army, 5 percent of the total number, were black.
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