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History of France  

              


1776
Alliance France
Necker, Jacques
Finances the American War of Independence by raising high interest rate loans
Finances the American War of Independence by raising high interest rate loans
1777
Independence France
Louis XVI
17th Dec Paris France recognizes the America's independence
1778
Declaration of War France
Jones, John Paul
France enters the war on the USAside with the support of Spain
Jones leads a French sponsored naval unit
1778
Declaration of War France
Louis XVI
France declares war on Britain & sends an army to nth America
10th July France declares war against Great Britain
1779
Treaty of France France
Louis XVI
20th Mar Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American treaty
1780
Battle of Flanborough France
Jones, John Paul
23rd Sep Flanborough Defeats the British ship Serapis on the Bonhomme
1781
Battle of Chesapeake Bay France
Grasse-Tilly
5th Aug Chesapeake Bay Defeats the British enabling 16,000 Continental & Allied troops to besiege Yorktown
30th Aug Chesapeake Bay Lands a French Fleet in Chesapeake Bay
9th Sep Dunes The British leave the sea near Chesapeake to the French & Graves returns to New York
1781
Battle of Virginia Cap France
Destouches, Sochet
16th Mar Virginia Cap Destroys 3 British ships & has the better of the engagement but retreats to Newport
1781
Battle of Yorktown France
Grasse-Tilly
5th Aug Chesapeake Bay Defeats the British enabling 16,000 Continental & Allied troops to besiege Yorktown
5th Aug Chesapeake Bay Defeats the British enabling 16,000 Continental & Allied troops to besiege Yorktown
1782
Battle of Saints, The France
Grasse-Tilly
12th April Loses control of the Caribbean to the British
1783
Treaty of Versailles France
Louis XVI
Versailles The treaty of Versailles recognizes the independence of the USA
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