A aliança franco-americana é o nome com que ficou conhecida a aliança de 1778 entre a França de Luís XVI e os Estados Unidos durante a Revolução Americana.[1][2]
Imagem da esquerda: Estandarte real do Reino da França.
Imagem da direita: Bandeira dos Estados Unidos de 1777 to 1795.
Foi um pacto em que a França fornecia dinheiro e armas com a condição de que os Estados Unidos entrassem em uma guerra de longa escala contra o Reino Unido.[1][3][4][5]
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