[Iris7]

That one deserves a report. Been on the lookout for that info for quite a spell.

"Snippy was reading soemthing she saw yesterday saying that there were 3 Frenchmen for every American at Yorktown."

[SAMWolf]

By 1779, there were more Americans fighting with the British than with Washington!

There were no less than 21 regiments (estimated to total 6,500 to 8,000 men) of loyalists in the British army. Washington reported a field army of 3,468. About a third of Americans opposed the Revolution.

At Yorktown, the victory that won the war, Frenchman outnumbered Americans almost three to one!

Washington had 11,000 men engaged in the battle, while the French had at least 29,000 soldiers and sailors. The 37 French ships-of-the-line played a crucial role in trapping the 8,700 strong British army and winning the engagement.

Little Known Facts about the American Revolutionary War