Revolutionary War

noun

1. American Revolution.

Revolutionary War

1. The war for American independence from Britain. The fighting began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775, and lasted through the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. General George Washington commanded the American forces, assisted by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, Horatio Gates, John Paul Jones, and others. The leaders of the British included Charles Cornwallis, John Burgoyne, Thomas Gage, and William Howe, among others. The American cause was greatly aided by French ships and troops and by the presence of the French nobleman and soldier the Marquis de Lafayette. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 officially ended the war. (See Battle of Bunker Hill and Battle of Saratoga.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Revolutionary War¹

1790–1800;

Example Sentences

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, all the historic sites, like the Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields, were under the management of the War Department.

From Slate

The law reflects a tradition dating to the Revolutionary War era that sees military interference in American life as a threat to liberty and democracy.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, her forebears fought in the Revolutionary War.

From Salon

Vance did indeed suggest, in an especially baffling passage, that “a lot of people that the ADL would label as domestic extremists” but whose ancestors had fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War “have a hell of a lot more claim over America than the people who say they don’t belong.”

From Salon

Columnist Patt Morrison recounts our shared history with France, from Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War to Pete Hegseth and the U.S. strikes on Yemen.

From Los Angeles Times