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  • U.S.
    Feb, 1778
    George Washington

    Treaty of Alliance

    U.S.
    Feb, 1778

    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.




  • Britain
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    Anglo-French War (1778)

    Britain
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    The war on France was declared by Britain.




  • Zakynthos Island
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    Ugo Foscolo Birth

    Zakynthos Island
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis was written by Ugo Foscolo, an Italian poet, who was born in Zakynthos Island, Greece.




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