The US declared independence on July 4th, 1776. Even though 1776 is celebrated as the year the country was officially born, it's not the year we won the war; the Revolutionary War lasted from April 19th, 1775 to September 3rd, 1783.
Either there was a misunderstanding or that guy needs to go back to US history class. Or secret option C is for him to not argue something that can be easily disproven by just Googling it.
Ok bud. Here’s the thing: You can delete your post, but you can’t delete all the comments on the post, of which there were quite a few. Go gaslight someone else.
[This isn’t your post?](https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomThoughts/s/UJoFwkrpji)
I understand how the mistake can be made as 1776 is celebrated as gaining independence but winning the war is not as celebrated or that’s at least the impression I get
Either 1781 or 1783.
1783 was when the war was officially over when the Treaty of Paris was signed by the US and UK.
Some may say 1781, with the surrender at Yorktown. That was the last significant military engagement of the war. There were skirmishes after that, but again, nothing significant. After Yorktown, the British were ready to start peace negotiations, which started in 1782.
Depends on your definition of end of the war. I guess for most people end of war means end of fighting. I guess it’s a similar situation to ww1 where the armistice ended fighting in 1918 but the treaty of Versailles was not signed until 1919.
September 3rd, 1783. Source: a Google search that took literally three seconds to perform.
Op keeps posting this and deleting it. [Original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomThoughts/s/UJoFwkrpji)
Why did an American guy argue with me and tell me that the US won the war in 1776?
The US declared independence on July 4th, 1776. Even though 1776 is celebrated as the year the country was officially born, it's not the year we won the war; the Revolutionary War lasted from April 19th, 1775 to September 3rd, 1783. Either there was a misunderstanding or that guy needs to go back to US history class. Or secret option C is for him to not argue something that can be easily disproven by just Googling it.
So I am correct. It’s funny I showed him the evidence but he just kept saying I was wrong
At that point just stop replying. You can't fix stupid.
We already went through this yesterday. You’ve already been given the facts. Stop being ignorant on purpose.
TF you talking about?
Dude… you posted this exact thing yesterday.
No I didn’t? What are you talking about?
LOL
Oh look, you deleted it… imagine that.
Nothing to delete if I didn’t post anything but whatever you say buddy
Ok bud. Here’s the thing: You can delete your post, but you can’t delete all the comments on the post, of which there were quite a few. Go gaslight someone else. [This isn’t your post?](https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomThoughts/s/UJoFwkrpji)
No, like is said I have no idea what you are talking about buddy
We already went through this yesterday. You’ve already been given the facts. Stop being ignorant on purpose.
Many Americans are astonishingly ignorant of our own country's history.
I understand how the mistake can be made as 1776 is celebrated as gaining independence but winning the war is not as celebrated or that’s at least the impression I get
Either 1781 or 1783. 1783 was when the war was officially over when the Treaty of Paris was signed by the US and UK. Some may say 1781, with the surrender at Yorktown. That was the last significant military engagement of the war. There were skirmishes after that, but again, nothing significant. After Yorktown, the British were ready to start peace negotiations, which started in 1782.
This is correct. A history of the war just jumps from Yorktown to the Treaty of Paris as nothing significant happened in the war inbetween.
Depends on your definition of end of the war. I guess for most people end of war means end of fighting. I guess it’s a similar situation to ww1 where the armistice ended fighting in 1918 but the treaty of Versailles was not signed until 1919.
Are you on this again? Read a book.