Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [MLUG][DISCUSSION] Another reason not to be like France

["Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The Revolution was a very interesting war. Without France, the British
disaster at Yorktown could not have happened. We arguably could have
eventually won by other means, but that battle ended the war
essentially right away. The war was not popular in England, and news
that Cornwallis had been forced to surrender his 10000 men, combined
with a *unique* defeat of a British fleet at the hands of the French
led Parliament to push for an end to the war. Note that the British
continued to occupy many places, including New York City, until they
withdrew after the peace treaty.

jking.


On 4/16/08, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> 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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