[Cheburashka]

Here’s information about the Battle of Yorktown. Note that the 7,000 French troops make up almost half of the 16,000 man Franch-American army commanded by Washington and Rochambeau. Without the French troops and factoring in the superior quality of British troops over American during the Revolutionary War and you have the makings of a draw instead of a joint French-American victory.

http://www.americanrevolution.com/BattleofYorktown.htm

The French Navy under the Comte De Grasse (for once) defeats the British Navy off Chesapeake Bay. Now you know why an American Spruance Class destroyer(DD-974) was named after a French nobleman.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1320.html

If the French had not kept the British Navy out of Chesapeake Bay the Cornwallis would not have had to surrender at Yorktown. At worst the British would have simply evacuated their army by sea and the Revolutionary War would have continued indefinitely.

Here are the Articles of Capitulation that Cornwallis signed. Note right after George Washington’s name are mentioned the general commanding the French troops, Rochambeau, and the commander of the French Fleet, Comte De Grasse.

http://battleofyorktown.com/

Spanish participation in the Revolutionary War:

http://www.patriotresource.com/history/westfla/overview.html

Cheer up. You now know a little about Spanish and French contributions to the American victory in the Revolutionary War. This is probably a lot more than Ron Paul knows.

But after this visit a library and learn something about American history by your own efforts. Don’t expect others to spoon-feed you.

[Eric Blair 2084]

These are nothing but lies and false history given to you in your American textbooks by evil anti war moonbats like Cindy Sheehan, Harry Reid and the cursed Nancy Pelosi. Our glorious founding fathers like John Hancock, may his name be praised, did not need neo-con Imperialist Spanish help to defeat the Redcoats. George Washington, allah praise his name, could have beaten the Hessian with one hand tucked into his vest. There was no need for foreign interventionism or French meddling from the Marquis de Lafayette or the Marquis de Sade.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Seriously, see SJackson’s post upthread.

I was trying to encourage a meaningful discussion about what the Founding Fathers would do after 9/11 vis a vis Iraq, as opposed to the usual namecalling and personal insults.