the American Revolution
noun
: the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America
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Jean-Louis described the battle as the largest of the American Revolution and a defining early clash between British and American forces.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
This year marks 250 years since the American Revolution, and the Minnesota America 250 Committee is launching a statewide calendar of celebrations, programs and events for the country’s 250th birthday.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The workshop will include information about DNA and the evidence required to prove a lineage to the American Revolution.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Irish immigrants made up a sizable fraction of George Washington’s Continental Army during the American Revolution, partly because the war came on the heels of the first wave of modern mass migration from Ireland, which lasted from the early 1720s to the mid-1770s.
—Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
This year marks 250 years since the American Revolution, and the Minnesota America 250 Committee is launching a statewide calendar of celebrations, programs and events for the country’s 250th birthday.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The workshop will include information about DNA and the evidence required to prove a lineage to the American Revolution.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Irish immigrants made up a sizable fraction of George Washington’s Continental Army during the American Revolution, partly because the war came on the heels of the first wave of modern mass migration from Ireland, which lasted from the early 1720s to the mid-1770s.
—Cian T. McMahon, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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