The American "Revolution"
This was more in the nature of a hostile business takeover. John Hancock on why he signed the Declaration of Independence so large, "I want King George to see he has a bad debt on his hands without his spectacles".
It was disorganized, incompetent, corrupt and much despised by the people. It was such a mess the next generation spent a whole lot of time and effort writing "The True Story".
In "The Great Strategist" General Washington's own words, "I know nothing about strategy". That's OK, the strategy was planned in Paris by generals who knew what they were doing.
Cornwallis was very well situated against Washington's rag tag army, but vulnerable from the sea. He surrendered because he learned the French war fleet was coming fast, leaving him too little time to get his troops back on the ships and get out of there. It was the least disastrous move he had available.
England called it quits because they needed the money and armies for the other wars they were involved in at the time. This one seemed to be the least important - and they still had Canada.
And, at the end of it all, the folks who had been on the top in the colonies, were still on the top - they just rid themselves of their bosses in England, that's all.
If you doubt any of this (and a whole shitload more), check it out at the Smithsonian Institution. They have the evidence - and have freely published it in Smithsonian Magazine, to which I've had a subscription for 30 years or so.
It was disorganized, incompetent, corrupt and much despised by the people. It was such a mess the next generation spent a whole lot of time and effort writing "The True Story".
In "The Great Strategist" General Washington's own words, "I know nothing about strategy". That's OK, the strategy was planned in Paris by generals who knew what they were doing.
Cornwallis was very well situated against Washington's rag tag army, but vulnerable from the sea. He surrendered because he learned the French war fleet was coming fast, leaving him too little time to get his troops back on the ships and get out of there. It was the least disastrous move he had available.
England called it quits because they needed the money and armies for the other wars they were involved in at the time. This one seemed to be the least important - and they still had Canada.
And, at the end of it all, the folks who had been on the top in the colonies, were still on the top - they just rid themselves of their bosses in England, that's all.
If you doubt any of this (and a whole shitload more), check it out at the Smithsonian Institution. They have the evidence - and have freely published it in Smithsonian Magazine, to which I've had a subscription for 30 years or so.