King George III
King George III was the king of Great Britain and Ireland for fifty-nine years. His reign was the longest in British monarchy. He gained British victory in the Seven Years’ War and led the loss of the American Revolution. The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The next year, the Declaration of Independence laid out the Americans’ case for freedom, King George was declared a tyrant and lost his right to govern the thirteen colonies from then on.