JeanDjaam (@JeanDjaam)

it's a very small part of the decisive role played by the French under King Louis XVI to the Independence of the 13 British colonies. - first was MONEY: France sent subsidies very early in 1774 for the Continental Congress and the protests. The French did then exactly what the CIA did in 2014 Ukraine or in 2025 Iran etc. Nothing new under the sun. - second and crucial: the French NAVY sent when the kingdom entered directly into the war. French admiral d'Estaing won the naval battle of the Chesapeake and the naval supremacy of the Brits was broken giving a lot of oxygen to Washington. - third French troops under General Rochambeau in 1780 with 6000 men won the key battle of Yorktown with the Insurgent troops lead by ... LaFayette. This major victory is the landmark that lead to the Treaty of Paris 1783.