Spain (in 1779) and the Dutch (1780) …
Years: 1778 - 1778
Spain (in 1779) and the Dutch (1780) will become allies of the French, leaving the British Empire to fight a global war alone without major allies, and requiring it to slip through a combined blockade of the Atlantic.
The American theater will thus become only one front in Britain's war.
The British will be forced to withdraw troops from continental America to reinforce the valuable sugar-producing Caribbean colonies, which were more lucrative to British investors.
British commander Sir Henry Clinton evacuates Philadelphia and returns to New York City.
General Washington intercepts Clinton in the Battle of Monmouth Court House, the last major battle fought in the north.
After an inconclusive engagement, the British successfully retreat to New York City.
The northern war will subsequently become a stalemate, as the focus of attention shifts to the smaller southern theater.
The American theater will thus become only one front in Britain's war.
The British will be forced to withdraw troops from continental America to reinforce the valuable sugar-producing Caribbean colonies, which were more lucrative to British investors.
British commander Sir Henry Clinton evacuates Philadelphia and returns to New York City.
General Washington intercepts Clinton in the Battle of Monmouth Court House, the last major battle fought in the north.
After an inconclusive engagement, the British successfully retreat to New York City.
The northern war will subsequently become a stalemate, as the focus of attention shifts to the smaller southern theater.
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- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Thirteen Colonies, The
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
- Philadelphia campaign
- Monmouth, Battle of
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Years: 1778 - 1778
People
Groups
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Thirteen Colonies, The
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- Colonization of the Americas, British
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
- Philadelphia campaign
- Monmouth, Battle of
Subjects
Regions
Subregions