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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: American Revolutionary War (2376 words) |
 | The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby the colonists overthrew British rule. |
| At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War the British Regular Army comprised 2 Troops of Horse Guards, 5 Regiments of Horse, 3 Regiments of Dragoon Guards, 14 Regiments of Dragoons, 3 Regiments of Light Dragoons, 3 Regiments of Foot Guards and 70 Regiments of Foot. |
| During the Wars (for during this period the fighting was not constant) warfare was to change and move towards modern warfare leaving behind forever the idea of war as a sport of kings and moving towards the concept of Total War and the nations in arms. |
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Encyclopedia4U - American Revolutionary War - Encyclopedia Article (1613 words) |
| The American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) was a war fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its North American colonies (these colonies allied with France, from 1775 to 1783). |
| In April 1782, the British House of Commons voted to end the war with the American colonies and the government of war proponent Lord North was ousted. |
| According to data from the Daughters of the American Revolution, the last surviving U.S. veteran of the conflict, George Fruits, died in 1876 at the age of 114. |
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