Thank God they hated England enough to help!
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Lets discuss the American Revolution
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Thank God they hated England enough to help!
echoshifting
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I'd add the Germans/Hessians to Britain's side of the table, they were major players even if they weren't really involved in the deep enmity between Britain and France that played a part in France's entry.
Ignatz Mouse
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The colonies were hardly out of step with much of the world at that point.
There was but you weren't invited.
SnakeswithLasers
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Hands off my medicare. >:-|
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Crown loyalty is overated?
Except Crown Royal. But that's my Korean talking.
Except Crown Royal. But that's my Korean talking.
Not sure what you're looking for in the thread...
In my opinion, the war was on of the most impactful in the past 500 years.
While many people think it was all due to the American colonists being badass, the truth is that many countries, such as the netherlands, Spain and France helped the US tremendously by supplying them secretly at first. Though all of the help put France in major debt and ruined their economy (thanks dude!).
It was not as popular of a decision to declare independence as one might think. There were plenty of loyalists in the colonies, and they would fight for the British.
We didn't have any kind of radical revolution truthfully. Not like the French Revolution, or the Bolsheviks. However, the mere fact that the American colonists basically uprised because of the British Empire's constant bullshit had such an impact on the future of many countries, its crazy. It was a "revolutionary revolution" so to speak. Many countries modeled their own governments after ours was formed. This was the first time a colony had rebelled and successfully asserted its rights to self-government and nationhood. This inspired many European nations and colonies to revolt.
In my opinion, the war was on of the most impactful in the past 500 years.
While many people think it was all due to the American colonists being badass, the truth is that many countries, such as the netherlands, Spain and France helped the US tremendously by supplying them secretly at first. Though all of the help put France in major debt and ruined their economy (thanks dude!).
It was not as popular of a decision to declare independence as one might think. There were plenty of loyalists in the colonies, and they would fight for the British.
We didn't have any kind of radical revolution truthfully. Not like the French Revolution, or the Bolsheviks. However, the mere fact that the American colonists basically uprised because of the British Empire's constant bullshit had such an impact on the future of many countries, its crazy. It was a "revolutionary revolution" so to speak. Many countries modeled their own governments after ours was formed. This was the first time a colony had rebelled and successfully asserted its rights to self-government and nationhood. This inspired many European nations and colonies to revolt.
Freeza Under The Shower
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measured in some silly child's measurement system, I would imagine.
I'll take the metric system over anything, really.
Mattdaddy
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Read a book called "The Glorious Cause" some years ago that was a historical style novel about the revolution. I think it's written by the guy that did Killer Angels or his son maybe. Anyway, I remember liking it. I think Washington got really lucky a couple times, his army should have been annihilated more than once.
If I remember right at the battle of New York the continental army was in bad bad shape, and only escaped cause a freakish thick fog settled just as they needed to retreat. Crazy stuff like that.
Also Liberty or Death that old Koei game on SNES was pretty awesome and I know a ton of names of figures involved because of that game... even if I don't know all their roles
If I remember right at the battle of New York the continental army was in bad bad shape, and only escaped cause a freakish thick fog settled just as they needed to retreat. Crazy stuff like that.
Also Liberty or Death that old Koei game on SNES was pretty awesome and I know a ton of names of figures involved because of that game... even if I don't know all their roles
Also Liberty or Death that old Koei game on SNES was pretty awesome and I know a ton of names of figures involved because of that game... even if I don't know all their roles
Man... that game was so awesome. That and Nobunuga's Ambition
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