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American Revolution Countries Involved

American Revolution Countries Involved: compare 17 countries on 2 metrics.

History17 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 8, 2023Original page
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BahamasBattlegroundBritish territory often invaded by the United States and Spain.
BarbadosBattlegroundBritish territory known for its sugar plantations.
DominicaBattlegroundBritish territory often invaded by France.
FranceDirect American AllyShipped supplies to Americans as early as 1775. Entered the war as an American ally in 1778, arguably in hopes of regaining control over Flordia, as well as other territories it had lost to Britain in the "Seven Years War" (also called the French and Indian War) of 1756-1763.
GermanyIndirect British AllySeveral states, territories, or other governments in what is now Germany acted as allies of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War: - Anhalt-Zerbst signed a treaty and sent troops., - Ansback-Bayreuth supplied troops.+1
GuadeloupeBattlegroundFrench territory invaded by the British.
GuyanaBattlegroundDemerara was a Dutch colony in what is now Guyana.
HaitiBattlegroundSaint-Domingue was a French colony in what is now Haiti.
HondurasBattlegroundSpanish territory.
IndiaIndirect American AllyWhen the British captured part of India's Kingdom of Mysore in response to France becoming an American ally, the sultan of Mysore launched what would become the Second Anglo-Mysore War against the British.
JamaicaIndirect American AllyJamaica was one of a handful of Caribbean islands used by the Americans and their allies to sneak guns, gunpowder, and other supplies past the British navy.
MartiniqueBattlegroundFrench territory often invaded by the British.
MontserratBattlegroundBritish territory known for its sugar plantations.
NetherlandsIndirect American AllyDutch merchants shipped gunpowder and other supplies to the Americans as early as 1774, primarily by funneling it through the tiny Caribbean island of St. Eustatius. When the system was uncovered, Great Britain declared war on the Netherlands.
SpainIndirect American AllySpain joined the war as an ally to France, though they did not ally directly with the American colonies, and sent troops and weapons.
United KingdomMain (British)As Great Britain.
United StatesMain (American)While the thirteen American colonies were one of two main protagonists in the war, it should also be noted that a notable number of British loyalists and Native American tribes such as the Cherokee and Choctaw sided with—and even fought for—the British.

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Where does this american revolution countries involved data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: India and the American Revolution - Museum of the American Revolution; Which Countries Fought In The Revolutionary War? - World Atlas; The American Revolution Was Just One Battlefront in a Huge World War - Smithsonian; Which countries fought on the side of the colonies during the American Revolution? - Britannica.

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