Pardon me for pointing out that less than 1 in 4 colonists supported separation from the UK during the AWI.
Nonetheless GEN Washington’s army won.
Yours, TMN78247
“...Nonetheless GEN Washington’s army won...” [TMN78247, post 26]
No it didn’t.
The Continental Army merely avoided total annihilation until American diplomats secured an alliance with the French. Spain came in soon after, then the Dutch. Faced with a wider conflict against major Euro powers, the British lost interest in hanging onto the original 13 colonies.