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Section size for American Revolutionary War (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	26,667	26,667	672	672
Prelude to war	2,249	17,477	259	1,693
Taxation and legislation	4,474	4,474	470	470
Break with the British Crown	3,544	3,544	260	260
Political reactions	3,295	3,295	353	353
Declaration of Independence	3,915	3,915	351	351
War breaks out	255	67,264	0	5,935
Early engagements	9,183	9,183	858	858
British New York counter-offensive	7,957	7,957	702	702
Patriot resurgence	3,835	3,835	277	277
British northern strategy fails	7,431	7,431	818	818
Foreign intervention	8,847	8,847	461	461
Stalemate in the North	5,491	5,491	532	532
War in the South	7,930	7,930	862	862
Western campaign	8,609	8,609	684	684
British defeat	7,726	7,726	741	741
Strategy and commanders	3,028	30,589	391	3,354
American strategy	1,125	11,744	150	1,277
Continental Army	7,466	7,466	829	829
Continental Navy	3,153	3,153	298	298
France	2,716	2,716	253	253
British strategy	4,053	13,101	470	1,433
British Army	4,346	4,346	464	464
German troops	4,702	4,702	499	499
Revolution as civil war	29	15,362	0	1,532
Loyalists	3,618	3,618	335	335
Women	3,248	3,248	246	246
African Americans	4,368	4,368	530	530
Native Americans	4,099	4,099	421	421
Peace negotiations	7,242	7,242	791	791
Aftermath	70	17,254	0	1,158
Territory	2,906	2,906	264	264
Casualties and losses	5,974	5,974	326	326
Legacy	2,080	2,080	224	224
Historiography	4,750	4,750	233	233
Revolutionary War commemoration stamps	1,474	1,474	111	111
See also	228	1,896	0	0
Topics of the Revolution	282	282	0	0
Social history of the Revolution	460	460	0	0
Others in the Revolution	103	103	0	0
Lists of Revolutionary military	352	352	0	0
Legacy and related	471	471	0	0
Notes	44	44	0	0
References	15	84,780	0	0
Citations	108	108	0	0
Bibliography	84,657	84,657	0	0
Further reading	19,222	19,222	0	0
External links	2,016	2,016	0	0
Total	289,813	289,813	15,135	15,135

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On 29 July 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved to American War of Independence. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Talk:American Revolutionary War

Talk:United States Semiquincentennial#RfC: Should the following sentence summarizing controversies related to America's 250th anniversary celebrations be added to the lead?

i think “guerilla warfare in american revolution” should get its own section or title

Thirteen Colonies flag in the infobox

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