Louis XVI10 July 1778
France declares war against Great Britain
France · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
France declares war against Great Britain
Jones leads a French sponsored naval unit. France enters the war on the US side with the support of Spain
France declares war on Britain & sends an army to north America
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