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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
It all started in 1572 .....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bartholomew's_Day_Massacre
Check this out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
US:
Regular Army: 20,000
Militiamen: 230,000
Ships: 30-40, mostly frigates and sloops
France:
Regular Army: 15,000
Ships: 50-60 ships of the line and frigates
Spain:
Regular Army: 8,000
Ships: 40-50 ships of the line and frigates
Total: 273,000
120-150 ships
Great Britain:
Regular Army: 12,000
Ships: 100 ships of the line and frigates
Loyaltists:
Militia: 55,000
Hesse:
Regulars: 40,000
Iroquois:
Warriors: 5,000
Total: 112,000
100 ships
The Americans defeated the British with a *lot* of help from France.
Almost half of the ships fighting against the British were French.
A little more on the importance of France in the American Revolution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War#An_international_war.2C_1778.E2.80.931783
Mike
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