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Declaration of War

Name: Declaration of War – Great Britain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Great Britain · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1778–1780Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1778

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd1778

Warfare / American War of Independence

France declares war on Britain & sends an army to north America

1780

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd20 December 1780

Warfare / American War of Independence

Declares War on The Netherlands

Names involved

Frederick North Guildford, 2nd

Provenance

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