Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va
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We tend to forget that the American Revolution was mostly defensive in nature until France came in on the side of the Americans, after the American victory at Saratoga in 1777. The British had other fires to deal with in Europe, India, and the Caribbean when they finally chose to cut their loses and let the American colonies go.


This is what I understand to have happened.

The Brits were involved in essentially was a World War, and had more important irons in the fire than the colonies that were to become the U.S..




Brits were still trying to pay for the earlier "world war" they were involved in as well, the Seven Years War.


Last edited by kaywoodie; 07/27/17.
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