1995

Only 17% of the population fought in the revolution

Not sure if that's in there, but it's something cool to note for all the cucked beta males who whine that we'd never win

Also, if the military was turned on the American people the DOD estimates over 50% of the armed forces to desert

Also it was the continental army (with great support from the Spanish, French and Dutch) which was thr one responsible for the victories. The militia did not play an important role in the grand scheme of things.

Well that's not true

Not only did they provide the bulk of the continental army, they also served as a pool for recruiting or drafting new regulars

They weren't in line battles, but they raided supply convoys, collected local Intel and attacked British shipping/industry

The Boston tea party was carried out by the sons of liberty, one of the first colonial militia groups

But sure, by Spain shipping them 11 or 1,200 rifles. They might as well have been dressing up in blue and white and standing next to the Americans <:kek:590371888480387073> <:makes_you_think:382980749780844554>

The French did provide pretty substantial aid, by giving them p good training, supplies and what not

@Son of Rome The guy in this video explains that after Concord, Boston was surrounded by almost 10,000 locals from around the area who laid siege to the city

Well yeah

And the population back then wasn't that much

That's pretty fucking substantial

Every brainlet who took American history knows about the cucking cornwallis suffered at the hands of pitchfork wielding peasants

And sharpshooting rural folk

OG guerilla warfighters

And when they tried again, when America was by itself they still lost

When will you britbongs learn you can't win <:shap:497652686603288576>

And then 100 years later "Little brother, pls help us. The jerries are kicking our ass <:TripleMonkas:491962237938827264>

Maybe the solution to gun confiscation is creating local armories

All I have is my lady Smith and Remington 870. All those other scary military guns got lost in a boating accident <:MLady:577064881040130059>

Sad!

In short, get rebuked globohomo Spaniard

Based

Nah

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@Son of Rome But really, local armories and organized militia training is a good show of force and a solution.

Then, if the police come to confiscate one guys gun, they have to break in to the place storing everyone's guns

And then you pull a Lexington and ambush them in a kill box

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I'm interested in how the revolution of 2024 will play out

The militia during the first stages of the war was nothing but a liability for the cause. They ran at the first sight of British troops and lacked the discipline to hold the line. In contrast with the continental army, the militias could come and go as they pleased and were not bound to fight, so when things got difficult such as in Valley Forge, they simply returned home. Moreover they were keen to plunder, something which displeased the officers of the continental army. The only times the militia was able to stand was when accompanied with regular continental soldiers which would hold the line.

As the war progressed the usefulness of militia did increase, but not as a result of direct contact but as auxiliaries and in support roles as they could not be relied upon for more. Towards the end of the war they could hold their ground against regular british troops when led by experienced officers, but only in small skirmishes and battles.

While they were an important factor to the cause, they were not the decisive factor in winning the war. What won the war was the professionalisation of the Continental army, as well as the crucial supplies and military support by the US allies.

Ok

Thanks for telling us our own history lol

You're welcome

Except local militias did play a large part in harassing the British army as it moved through American territory. American sharpshooters were able to take out experienced British officers and overall hamper the British as they moved to engage the American army or take American cities. A good example was after the battle of Lexington and Concord when they harrased the British all the way back to Boston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVtTgoUWgGY

@-5K- It's like trying to explain why the jews are evil to a neocon, just not gonna happen

Let him think he's right ❤️