1778 ⟶ France Declares War on Great Britain
France declares war on Great Britain, starting the Anglo-Fre...
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🏳️ New France Capitulates to Great Britain
Pierre de Rigaud, Governor of New France, capitulates to Field Marshal Jeffrey Amherst. This ends most fighting in North America between France and Great Britain in the French and Indian War. Amherst becomes the first British Governor-General of territories that would later become Canada plus lands west of the American Colonies⟶
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United Kingdom🇫🇷 France Declares War on Great Britain
France declares war on Great Britain, starting the Anglo-French War and formally allying with the United States⟶
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United States🤝 Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Treaty of Alliance with France
American alliance with France with Treaty of Amity and Commerce and Treaty of Alliance⟶
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FranceUnited States🚩 France Recognizes the United States Flag
France is the first foreign country to recognise the flag of the United States, on the ship of John Paul Jones⟶
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