American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, which won independence as the United States of America
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Summary
American Revolutionary War is a war of national liberation[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of war of national liberation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56,200 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Eastern United States[3], North Atlantic Ocean[4], Caribbean Sea[5], Mediterranean Sea[6], Europe[7]
- Part of: American Revolution[8]
- Commons category: American Revolutionary War[9]
- Has part(s): Battle of Negapatam[10], Western theater of the American Revolutionary War[11], Great Siege of Gibraltar[12], Battle of Brandywine[13], Battle of Long Island[14], Battle of Bunker Hill[15], Siege of Boston[16], Battle of Bennington[17], Battles of Lexington and Concord[18], Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)[19], Anglo-French War of 1778–1783[20], Anglo-Spanish War[21]
- Start time: April 19, 1775[22]
- End time: September 3, 1783[23]
- Participant: United States[24], Kingdom of France[25], Kingdom of Spain[26], Dutch Republic[27], Vermont Republic[28], Kingdom of Great Britain[29], Native Americans in the United States[30], Spain[31], Mosquitia[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:American Revolutionary War[33]
- Commons gallery: American Revolutionary War[34]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:American Revolutionary War[35]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[40]
- Start point: Lexington Battle Green[41]
- Has effect: Treaty of Paris (1783)[42]
- Different from: American Revolution[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[44]
Why It Matters
American Revolutionary War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 177 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]