Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD Audiobook

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  apnea
  April 22nd, 2023
  

  

  The Winning of American Independence….by the French.
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  *^5 Myths About the Revolutionary War Everyone Believes^*
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  “In the centuries since the Revolutionary War, French contributions have been criminally downplayed.

  ….the monumental French war effort during the birth of America got forgotten, buried in the sand, and pissed on.”

  The truth is, the 13 colonies would never have earned their freedom without French intervention — the whole battle for American independence was essentially a proxy war between Britain and France. To the French, America was nothing but another theater in their grand blood feud against Britain. They were all about making the Englishmen eat every last available dick, and since they noticed they could use the colonists’ struggle for independence as a handy feeding pen, that’s exactly what they did.

  French sent American colonists 25,000 uniforms and pairs of boots, hundreds of cannons, and thousands of muskets — all stuff that the colonists would’ve had a hard time surviving without, and all stuff they had no access to on their own. And that was just the tip of the iceberg: From supplies to advice to military reinforcements, France exercised all the fiscal restraint of a drunk businessman at a strip club when it came to funding the American war.

  France provided a whopping 90 percent of the rebels’ gunpowder. Let that sink in for a second. Without France, the entire American Revolution would have devolved into a bunch of dudes swinging their muskets as clubs within weeks.”

  “Still, the most important French contribution to the revolution (or, if you’re British, their ultimate dick move) was the least visible to Americans.”
  “…for much of the Revolutionary War, the British ships tasked with kicking America’s ass had to survive 12 rounds with the French navy before they could even think of crossing the Atlantic.”

  “So, when the Colonial army was fighting for dear freedom, history books tend to conveniently forget that they did so with French money, equipment, and backup forces, while France and its other allies were busy pummeling the empire from every other side.”

  https://www.cracked.com/article_20306_5-myths-about-revolutionary-war-everyone-believes.html

  Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
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  caesar963
  April 22nd, 2023
  

  

  Crikey, your Evil Empire was right on our doorstep, & we got rid of ‘em sans French assistance. Put that in yer history bk & smoke it.

  Anyway, never mind all that, Canada’s new king has his coronation in a few wks, milord, wot wot!

  Thx, rmoor.

  Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
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  Malachie520
  April 24th, 2023
  

  Maybe the way you learned about the American Revolution precluded French involvement but I wouldn’t get all up in a tussy about it. Bring it up to any history-aloof American (which, sadly, is most) and they’ll simply respond that without America, France would have been speaking German for the last century. We “paid” the French back for their assistance in the form of ours. Americans also tend to have very short memories unless it involves racism and other sorts of bigotry in which case they never forget. If you want to truly blow the minds of most of those Americans I spoke about earlier, just tell them how long the American Revolution actually lasted. Their reaction alone should tell you all about the state of history education in the U.S. At least they get the [false] date of the Signing correct….

  Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
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  caesar963
  April 24th, 2023
  

  There’s that sally from Dean Rusk (apparently prompted by LBJ) to de Gaulle, after de Gaulle had ordered all American troops out of France: “Mr. President, does that include the American cemeteries?”

  Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
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  Hogweed
  April 25th, 2023
  

  

  Well said Caesar! We do owe the French for their help in the revolution, but I didnt see any casualties lists posted by these whiners. And the French got Canada, which was a great place to live until Trudeau turned it in another CCP. So quit bitching soy boys and go back to your cry closets in your moms basements.

  And thank you rmoor for another excellent book!

  Alexander Hamilton and the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781: The Winning of American Independence - Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD

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