The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
CMH Pub 71-53
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By the end of 1780, the American War of Independence had dragged on for more than five and a half years with no resolution in sight. Despite their military alliance with the French since early 1778, the patriots and their allies had achieved no war-winning victory over the British in any single campaign or battle. Both the Americans and the British were now war weary, and the French were frustrated by the lack of decision despite their several years of contributions to the patriot cause. Come the new year of 1781, all sides to the conflict looked ahead to redoubling their efforts to achieve victory before the costs associated with the war outweighed its potential benefits.