12-26-2013, 06:34 AM
1 - the war was between the colonists and the British - myth - it was actually a proxy war between the British and French.
2 - Molly Pitcher cannon heroine - myth - nice story shame it was completely made up.
3 - the Americans won the war with frontier savvy and guerilla tactics - myth - sounds great not true though.
4 - except for a few loyallists most Americans fought for liberty - myth - the number of loyallists and rebels was actually almost even. In fact there were 3 sides in the war not 2.
5 - the colonists defeated the mightiest army of all time - myth - the colonists massively outnumbered and outgunned the British.
So there you go, if you would prefer to keep drinking down the patriotic koolaid you were spoonfed at school go ahead.
If you prefer the truth click and learn.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20306_5-m...es_p2.html
2 - Molly Pitcher cannon heroine - myth - nice story shame it was completely made up.
3 - the Americans won the war with frontier savvy and guerilla tactics - myth - sounds great not true though.
4 - except for a few loyallists most Americans fought for liberty - myth - the number of loyallists and rebels was actually almost even. In fact there were 3 sides in the war not 2.
5 - the colonists defeated the mightiest army of all time - myth - the colonists massively outnumbered and outgunned the British.
So there you go, if you would prefer to keep drinking down the patriotic koolaid you were spoonfed at school go ahead.
If you prefer the truth click and learn.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20306_5-m...es_p2.html
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.