⚔️📍 Paris, France1778
France and America Sign Military Alliance
France formally recognized American independence and signed two treaties — a commercial agreement and a military alliance — committing France to war against Britain until American independence was secured. Benjamin Franklin negotiated the agreement.
French intervention transformed the American Revolution from a colonial rebellion into a global war, providing the naval power and military support that made American victory possible.
Outcome
France enters American Revolutionary War; Britain now fights global war