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Even at the height of the revolution, only about 1/3 of the population supported the revolutionary cause. About 1/3 supported the British. The other third refused to take a side...and this was at the height of the revolution!
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That does take some of the shine off I guess. I suspect that the generally held view around the world ( and possibly in the US as well ) is that it was a well supported endeavour. Given these facts I think it's lucky the British were busy in other places at the same time or things might have turned out different. Courage and resilience can only achieve so much