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How could the British have won the American revolutionary war?
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>>1211797
>how
by allocating more resources to the war
>what would have happened
more revolutionary wars, non-beneficial maintenance by britain.
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Fuck i want to watch Zulu now, anyone know where to find it online?
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>>1211797
>more revolutionary wars
Where? Why?
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>>1211797

The only way the British can really win is through some sort of negotiation with the Colonial leaders, and imposing some sort of acceptable terms that leave them in charge but give the upset people a proverbial carrot as well.

The 13 colonies had a population of roughly 2.5 million during the revolution. Even if the continental army is completely crushed, the revolutionary leaders hanged, and British soldiers can move about at will, occupying a population that large on a long term would probably take roughly 200-300,000 troops and would bankrupt the British, certainly costing far more than the colonies themselves were worth.

As to what things would look like that depends a lot on what the exact terms of the settlement would be.
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>>1211819
because even if they completely supressed the revolt somehow, the original complaints would still be sorta valid.
But it was never a question of whether britain COULD win, it's just whether it was worth it.
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>>1211833
Then how come republicanism didn't stay around after Oliver Cromwell? His original complaints were still valid.
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>>1211812
literally the entire movie is on youtube
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