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re: Greatest Military leader of all time?
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:01 pm to vengeanceofrain
Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:01 pm to vengeanceofrain
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The american revolution involved a lot of luck. If we face a general worth half a shite we would still be British. If we had to fight the French or Spanish we would have lost. The English have always been vastly overrated as a military power and Cornwallis was dogshit
I wouldn't go that far.
The American Revolution was not-so-much about our side having good luck as it was fortunate timing.
We suffered plenty of "bad luck" issues during the course of that war.
We did, however, have the good sense to hire a (French) general that could train our troops. And Washington implemented the necessary discipline. We had knowledge of our homeland on our side, we had numbers, we had the spies and we had a cause. It was also not a very popular war back in Britain at the time.
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Posted on 2/6/15 at 11:21 pm to scrooster
Edmund Burke was a prominent parliament member that actually supported the revolutionary ideas to some extent.
I wouldn't say he was a supporter, but he was sympathetic.
I wouldn't say he was a supporter, but he was sympathetic.
Posted on 2/7/15 at 12:36 pm to scrooster
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The American Revolution was not-so-much about our side having good luck as it was fortunate timing.
We suffered plenty of "bad luck" issues during the course of that war.
We did, however, have the good sense to hire a (French) general that could train our troops. And Washington implemented the necessary discipline. We had knowledge of our homeland on our side, we had numbers, we had the spies and we had a cause. It was also not a very popular war back in Britain at the time.
We were the Viet-Cong.
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