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In early 1778, the French responded to Burgoyne's defeat and entered into a Treaty of Alliance with the Americans. The Continental Congress ratified the treaty in May, which amounted to a French declaration of war against Britain.
The war on France was declared by Britain.
The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis was written by Ugo Foscolo, an Italian poet, who was born in Zakynthos Island, Greece.
