who won the american revolution

The American Revolution was won by the American Patriot forces. Under the command of George Washington and with crucial support from French allies, the Continental Army defeated the British Army. The decisive victory came at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, leading the British King George III to negotiate an end to the war. The British formally acknowledged the independence of the Thirteen Colonies in the Treaty of Paris in 1783, resulting in the establishment of the United States as an independent nation.