No, what happened was that Benedict Arnold won a victory at Saratoga that convinced the French King he could get revenge for the Seven Year's War by propping up the Continental Army. Even with French aid Washington avoided pitched battles for the good and simple reason that he couldn't afford to lose one as with it went the Revolution.
The Dutch also provided a great deal of money. And you're agreeing with with what I've said-- the Revolutionary War was untypical in many ways, and Washington waited the Brits out, taking good advantage of British screw ups, and winning some time for overseas help the gorilla war he was waging against the British, preventing an outright victory for them.
The Confederate losses in the West could have been no big deal in the same way the Brits "won" the battle for large cities in the colonies. Had there been a settlement after 1864 with no Lincoln in the White House, I'm sure Union troops would have left all territory in the South, much in the same way the Brits left the colonies after the Treaty of Paris. But yes, I think the Confederates had a much smaller window of winning than the colonies did though for a variety of reasons.
The South could have won a huge victory but failed to follow up an early key win at the Battle of Manassas, and when Stonewall Jackson was killed, it was a major loss. Had Grant been killed in battle, imagine the impact of THAT death on the final outcome.
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Date: 29/11/10 22:20 (UTC)The Dutch also provided a great deal of money. And you're agreeing with with what I've said-- the Revolutionary War was untypical in many ways, and Washington waited the Brits out, taking good advantage of British screw ups, and winning some time for overseas help the gorilla war he was waging against the British, preventing an outright victory for them.
The Confederate losses in the West could have been no big deal in the same way the Brits "won" the battle for large cities in the colonies. Had there been a settlement after 1864 with no Lincoln in the White House, I'm sure Union troops would have left all territory in the South, much in the same way the Brits left the colonies after the Treaty of Paris. But yes, I think the Confederates had a much smaller window of winning than the colonies did though for a variety of reasons.
The South could have won a huge victory but failed to follow up an early key win at the Battle of Manassas, and when Stonewall Jackson was killed, it was a major loss. Had Grant been killed in battle, imagine the impact of THAT death on the final outcome.