“Without France. No USA.”
That’s an overstatement. Without France, Cornwallis would not have had to surrender when he did the way he did. But the French did not drive him into Yorktown. The French kept him from escaping. But even had Cornwallis been able to escape Yorktown by sea, it was a huge defeat for the Brits.
The war would have gone on. But the colonies may well have outlasted the Brits in what followed.
NEWS FLASH—Iran President raisi is confirmed dead. Apparently he was killed in a helicopter crash during bad weather. Also Iran’s Prime Miniser also died.
Actually I had planned to start with comments about the role of the US south in our Revolutionary War. As a northern resident, I had been taught little about the important role of our southern states in our fight for independence. However, if you mention names like Francis Marion, Cowpens, or Kings Mountain in the eastern southern states, you may find some interesting responses. Even without French support at Yorktown, the southerners would surely have continued their fight for independence.
Back to the early news, there is now discussion about the implications for Iran’s future having lost the one person elected who had some peaceful recognition from both sides of the Iranian political spectrum. Adios