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Re:The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the Am... by chasil on Monday December 26, 2022 @11:53PM (#34145231)
Washington lost most, if not all of the major battles that he fought.

His opponent, General Howe, obviously had sympathy for the American cause, as he stayed the hand of destruction many times.

It was only when General Nathaniel Green was unleashed that victory favored us, ripping Tarlelton and Cornwallis' forces to tatters, giving us Yorktown.

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Re:The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the Am... by odd_perfect_num on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @12:59AM (#34145636)
>> if not all

Pardon? He forced the British to vacate Boston, and won decisive victories at Trenton and Yorktown. His worst defeats were delaying actions around NYC, where, in each case, he withdrew in good form.

I would attribute Howe's failures to incompetence rather than treason.

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