Quote:To be fair; the world's top superpower never really threw its full force against the revolution and the Continental Army got considerable help from France, Spain and the Dutch Republic. But that doesn't affect his exemplary conduct after the US gained true independence. 

None of our history textbooks at our schools (at least my school), doesn't deny the important roles that France, Spain, Holland, and even Russia, played in helping us win independence from GB. The Battle of Saratoga marked the turning point of the war when France finally decided to throw its full weight behind the Colonies. The irony is that 200 years later, America is the big Superpower trying to fight insurgents on their own soil, and competing with other Great Powers for influence.

 

 

From then on, the war went from a regional conflict, to a global conflict. The first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord, but the last shot was fired in India.

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