Once read that only 3% of the population in 1776 fought in the war.......true?
I heard the same thing.
The way I understand it, the British occupation was all about co-opting colonial farms, mills, bridges, barns, crops, ports, shipyards and munitions depots.
So, Washington spent most of his efforts burning down same. That pissed off many a colonial. So it was easy for the British to make out Washington as the bad guy - just like Trump is the bad guy now.
And that 3% ratio is vastly different from most modern wars ... how?