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Originally Posted by Ryzorian
I'll tell you what happened in the US dureing our break away from Britain in 1776. We did get help from France near the end..But they didn't give us Public support until we could proove to them that we could defeat a British army, on the field of battle, on the British army's terms...,
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France first aid to the US during the Revolutionary War came early in the war - in the form of gunpowder. 'In aid given covertly by France, ( roughly a million pounds worth ) much of which passed through the neutral Dutch West Indies port of Sint Eustatius, contributed to George Washington's survival against the British onslaught in 1776 and 1777.
No proof of defeat or anybodys term was needed for Frances aid beyond Frances own foriegn policy towards Britain.