napoleon was the 'George Washington' of the French Revolution...except for the fact that he did not help set up the constitution, believe in democracy, or want the people to rule themselves, instead...
French yes, American no. A revolution is a restructuring of society. That happened in France with Robespierre and Napoleon, but in America the thing that changed in every day life was who taxes went...
France assisted America in their revolution so much that it in supplying 90% of gunpowder stocks in 176 as well as artillery troops, navy (as America didn't have one) they crippled themselves...
Both the American and French Revolutions occurred in the same era, both overturned rule by a Monarch, both were more-or-less guided by the ideas of Enlightenment and had economics as a central issue....
The two wars differ in some key ways: -- The American Revolution was a revolt of colonies against an overseas king, while the French Revolution was a revolt of the lower classes within their own...