The American War for Independence

[TypeCOrbitalFrame]

question - correct me if i'm worng, but this war ended when the new united states attaked the northen colonies AFTER they had signed the ceasefire truce independence agreement whatever, and were promptly given a damn good thrashing?

and this is me being stubborn but the colonies and all those lovely resources would have been ours today if the french hadnt had a policy helping insurgents and rebelions and uprisings all across the other european empires. its was all part of the game baby!

[TypeCOrbitalFrame]

'@TypeCOrbitalFrame oh by northern colonies i refer to the lands in today's canda

[buidseach]

I notice how the Americans celibrate their Irish and Scottish Ancestry But ignore their English Ancestors which is probably where most of them come from.

[TheTurtleAshes]

Yes ... it was a Civil War. Even George Washington, the first US President was British, as was Thomas Paine. The Declaration Of Independence was written by Englishmen in England. It was Britain Vs Britain.

[PoisonedShaggy101]

I wish my professor taught like this :(

[MayonaiseKing100]

i don't get how americans celebrate independence day, AND st patricks day...because surely they moved away to america to get away from britain...so why celebrate their british heriatage?? STUPID...also, love how america became the "land of the free". and then became the total opposite...drinking age 21, segregation right up until the 60s (and still going on in the DEEP south), crap brainwashing T.V, War mongering governments...STUPID I TELLSYA!

[british123able]

america lost to vietnam LOL, guys in straw hats with slingshots and stones LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL­LLLLLLLLLLL

[british123able]

it was a civil war, thats what i was told at school, not sure what they tell you over there, britain has never lost a war, we was fighting one of the biggest battles in human history at that time anyway with the french empire, our army was on the battlefield of waterloo, were around 80,000 british troops defeated quarter of a million french troops, why we did not send our main army over after defeating the french is beyond me, my dad said its because its hard to replace troops, america 2 far.

[british123able]

@LordMarfVK be thankful we did not send our main army over otherwise there would be no america, or atleast there would be but everybody would be speaking french. we had to defend against enemys aswell as deal with you guys

[LordMarfVK]

@british123able Wait, I don't get it, why would they be speaking French? ^^

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Umm, Britian(England) lost the 100 years War, the American War for Independence, and

[british123able]

@calvinhobbesliker2 who the fuck teaches u over there you are so wrong ! u look stupid

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Eh? You think Britain won the American War of Independence?

[british123able]

@calvinhobbesliker2 THAT WAS A CIVIL WAR, BRITISH VS BRITISH. NOT BRITISH VS AMERICAN. get a proper education. instead of your foney yank education

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Except you forget that Britain also fought against France, Holland, and Spain.

[british123able]

@calvinhobbesliker2 we have never lost a war, a battle maybe. a full scale war we have not

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Wow, you're unable to refute my claim that Britain lost to France so you reassert your claim

[british123able]

@calvinhobbesliker2 that was not a war. that was a few hundred soldiers sent by the king to take on everyone in the foreign land. the war was on the battlefield of waterloo. quarter of a million french vs 100,000 british. thats a war, that was the war. u fight but a fraction of the empire and you scream victory for all eternity ??? give me a break. get an education.

[calvinhobbesliker2]

@british123able Seriously? British troops fought in the Caribbean, English Channel, the Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean. It was the FRENCH won defeated the Brits at Yorktown. I do have an education. Get an unbiased one that isn't nationalistic.

BTW, Waterloo was in 1815. War of Independence ended in 1783. Also, Waterloo had 68000 British troops and 72000 French

A few hundred soldiers? LOL! That's the force that attacked Concord and got their asses handed to them.

[XxXIRISHSNIPER]

@british123able yes ye did

[drfoxcourt]

Was the lecturer a student? I hope so.

Very nicely done for a student (quality defense of a thesis)

BTW Nearly everyone but the US calls the 1775-1783 conflict the American War of Independence (AWI), not the American Revolution (AR)

[mike223456789]

people often forget that America also had the French and Portuguese among others fighting for them, and civilians were targeted as the americans targeted civilian docks and set fire to them. It was not so much a war as what the IRA are doing in Northern Ireland and guerrila tactics were commonplace.

[JamesCunnyy]

england wtf the retard omg britain thats scotland wales northern ireland and england although most troops wer n still are english its stil britain

[Compy01]

I think England, English etc. was the generic term for the British back in the day. In Rudyard Kipling's 'Kim' the irish born indian white man is often referred too as English. David Livingstone often wrote home in his notes and talked about England and Englishmen, even though he was Scottish.

[BillDFC]

@Compy01 Back in the days when we were brainwashed.

[plasticlondonpaddy]

Thats the kind of teacher every class needs, Britain taught america to fight even if it meant loosing the colonies, the hardest hit anyone takes is from thier father. UK and USA are bonded by blood and thier is no greater bond. CIVIL as in family. It was a great slap in the face for the british they lost the wbc but went on to unify everyother belt on the planet.

[mike360i]

I'd just like to say it was a british civil war. not "english"

and even though george III was on the throne. the constitution was already written by then, meaning Power was with the prime minister and parliment, not monarch

[Catholicism777]

That is true but George III was mentally unstable. He obstructed alot of policies. Later he vetoed William Pitt the younger's attempts at emancipating the Catholic Church in Ireland.

[etjj091]

It was no different from a child that had been let out of their parents view, "as soon as the parents turned their back the kids were off like a shot to get up to all kinds of mischief". It was a lord of the flies scenario basically.

[etjj091]

You could say that. You could also say that the question is not ,was it a CW or Revolution, the question could be what determines a person or peoples right to own(or govern) land. If the answer is that those with the higher morality should have the right to govern then you could ask who were more morally right group.

It would be more interesting if you answered the question, "were the rebels justified in their uprising".

[viceroytennis]

As an English, English teacher working in Germany - I must say he's a very good speaker. I must also agree with what he's

saying. Although, I've only red Redcoat's and Rebels by Chris Hibbert, the events between 70-81 should be, in my humble opinion, far more appropriately described as a 'civil' rather than 'revolutionary' conflict. So. Come on guys get those feet back on the ground.