WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -First, French loans, clothing, gunpowder, muskets, cannons, and provisions supplied and sustained the American Continental Army especially during its most desperate moments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Between 1778 and 1782 the French provided supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, and, most importantly, troops and naval support to the beleaguered Continental Army. The French navy transported reinforcements, fought off a British fleet, and protected Washington’s forces in Virginia.

Detailed explanation-3: -French involvement in the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783 began in 1776 when the Kingdom of France secretly shipped supplies to the Continental Army of the Thirteen Colonies when it was established in June 1775.

Detailed explanation-4: -Motivated by their desire to humiliate the British, the French provided the necessary support that made American victory a possibility. This support came in many forms – covert supply of war materiel, individual volunteers, diplomatic support in Europe, and eventually a full-fledged military alliance.

Detailed explanation-5: -Infantry in the French Revolution used simplistic weapons such as swords, gun bayonets, and pistols for hand-to-hand combat. Some weapons that were used in the French Revolution, although not used by the soldiers, were such weapons as the Musketoon and Carbine Rifle.