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The history of China–United States relations covers the relations of the United States with the Qing and Republic eras. For history after the 1949 founding of the People's Republic of China, see China–United States relations . Harold Isaacs in 1955 identified six stages of American attitudes toward China. [ 1]
The Capture of Savannah, sometimes the First Battle of Savannah (because of the siege of 1779), or the Battle of Brewton Hill, [3] [4] was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell.
Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-15450-2. Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, 2007. Department of Defense: Annual Report. Zhu, Zhiqun. (editor). (2011). The People's Republic of China Today: Internal and External Challenges. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 981-4313-50-5
Raid on Alexandria. Part of the War of 1812. Smoke rising from a building after facilities and ships on the Chesapeake Bay were attacked by the British. Date. August 29 – September 2, 1814. Location. Alexandria, Virginia. 38°42′07″N 77°03′43″W / . 38.702°N 77.062°W.
Unknown, possibly medium. The Raid on Richmond was a series of British military actions against the capital of Virginia, Richmond, and the surrounding area, during the American Revolutionary War. Led by American defector Benedict Arnold, the Richmond campaign is considered one of his greatest successes while serving under the British Army.
The long-term results of the war were generally satisfactory for both the United States and Great Britain. Except for occasional border disputes and some tensions during and after the American Civil War, relations between the United States and Britain remained peaceful for the rest of the 19th century.
King You of Zhou is killed and the Western Zhou dynasty ends. 739–678 BCE. Jin–Quwo wars. Dynastic struggles between two branches of Jin's ruling house. 707 BCE. Battle of Xuge. The Eastern Zhou dynasty is defeated by the vassal Zheng state . 701–680 BCE. Zheng war of succession.
The Great Rapprochement was the convergence of diplomatic, political, military, and economic objectives of the United States and the British Empire from 1895 to 1915, the two decades before American entry into World War I . The convergence was noted by statesmen and scholars of the time, but the term "Great Rapprochement" may have been coined ...