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Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:14 pm to Wishnitwas1998
British soldiers didn't really want to be here in the first place. They lacked motivation to fight
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:15 pm to Wishnitwas1998
We actually got our asses kicked the entire war so we just drained their resources and will to fight to keep the colonies and they just said frick it, y'all can have it. Sort of like the guerilla style war that has bit us in the arse from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:19 pm to Gladius Veritas
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we didn't "win" it, we just made it more costly for them to keep fighting than to give us independence
This would be my theory as well but no idea if it's correct
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British soldiers didn't really want to be here in the first place. They lacked motivation to fight
Interesting, that would make sense
This post was edited on 3/14/15 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:20 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Maybe the British just had enough of us. Probably thought it wasn't worth the hassle to try and subdue a bunch of hillbillies living out in the sticks.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:21 pm to Wishnitwas1998
I thought it was because we hid in the woods and sniped them.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:22 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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We fought dirty. It wasn't "gentleman like" to ambush the other sides' soldiers in the woods and have soldiers "sniping" commanders. The British didn't fight like that and we did. It is pretty much the most successful job of guerrilla warfare in history.
So it was like fighting ISIS?
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:31 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Because America kicks arse
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:40 pm to Wishnitwas1998
It all started when a young man went against his father's wishes and joined the resistance. The father, a once famed military man now farmer, wanted peace and diplomacy, not war. But, war was inevitable. His son went off to join the Revolution.
One day, the father heard someone enter his home during dinner. He grabbed his pistol. It was his son! He was injured and tired from war. His son was a messenger whose charge was to deliver correspondence for the Colonies. More injured men came, British and Colonial alike. The farmer cared for all.
Soon, the British found his home. A ruthless commander, indifferent to the care the farmer provided for His Majesty's troops, killed the farmer's sons in an act of cruelty and cowardice.
The farmer, once compassionate and nonconfrontational, returned to a dark place he promised to never revisit. He swore to avenge the death of his sons, and much, much more.
And that, my friend, is how we won the Revolutionary War.
One day, the father heard someone enter his home during dinner. He grabbed his pistol. It was his son! He was injured and tired from war. His son was a messenger whose charge was to deliver correspondence for the Colonies. More injured men came, British and Colonial alike. The farmer cared for all.
Soon, the British found his home. A ruthless commander, indifferent to the care the farmer provided for His Majesty's troops, killed the farmer's sons in an act of cruelty and cowardice.
The farmer, once compassionate and nonconfrontational, returned to a dark place he promised to never revisit. He swore to avenge the death of his sons, and much, much more.
And that, my friend, is how we won the Revolutionary War.
This post was edited on 3/14/15 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:41 pm to Wishnitwas1998
we fricked dem limeys in the arse! GW was a bad mofo
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:41 pm to SabiDojo
Snipers and Spies
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:47 pm to Bushwackers
Battle of Kings Mountain is a good example. British were out of their element. Hillbillies were tougher and wanted it more
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:48 pm to SabiDojo
Short version: because of Mel Gibson. 
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:49 pm to SabiDojo
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And that, my friend, is how we won the Revolutionary War.
would make an awesome movie
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:50 pm to Wishnitwas1998
One part British didn't care enough, two parts the French.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:52 pm to 777Tiger
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would make an awesome movie
I agree, but ONLY if Darth supervises to ensure historical accuracy.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 6:54 pm to SabiDojo
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ONLY if Darth supervises to ensure historical accuracy.
the next T. Harry
Posted on 3/14/15 at 7:05 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Britain was fighting a world war and North America was a minor theatre in the conflict.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 7:06 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Home field advantage and special teams play
Posted on 3/14/15 at 7:08 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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Was it just a matter of the British not being able to devote their full resources to fight us?
More like they couldn't adapt their strategy to the situation. Britain had dramatically more resources. They had enough to win. But they consistently employed traditional battlefield tactics to fight the elusive, guerrilla-like Americans.
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