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英法七年战争以法国的失败而告终,英国取得了海上霸权。从1763年开始,法国和盟国西班牙开始重建他们的海军,准备复仇。美国独立战争爆发后,法国审时度势,开始有了援助美国对抗英国的计划。美国方面也在1775年9月的大陆会议中作出决定,在欧洲与英国敌对的国家中寻求同盟。但战争开始,英军还拥有战略主动,纽约城陷落,华盛顿的大陆军战败。这导致法国迟迟未下决心与美国缔结条约,直到萨拉托加战役美军取胜
Britain and France seven years of war ended in failure of France, the United Kingdom made maritime hegemony. From 1763 onwards, France and its allies, Spain, began to rebuild their navy in preparation for revenge. After the outbreak of the American War of Independence, France took stock of the situation and began to have plans to aid the United States in its fight against the United Kingdom. The United States also decided in the continental conference of September 1775 that it would seek alliances in the hostile European and United Kingdom countries. However, at the start of the war, the British also had a strategic initiative, the fall of New York City, and the defeat of the mainland army in Washington. This led to the delay in France's determination to conclude a treaty with the United States until the victory of the U.S. Saratoga Campaign