Could the US have won the Revolutionary war without foreign intervention History Essay
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On one hand, several historians argue that Washington and his competent generals could have won the war sans foreign support.1 On the other hand, some scholars stressed that American revolutionaries would have been cherishing delusions if they had truly believed that they could win the war without foreign support as it lacked money, people, and resources to gain a victory.2 Foreign intervention per se did not win the war but helped hasten it, which was essential because American revolutionaries had limited people, money, and resources, but without this support, Washington and his generals and supporters were ready, at least in spirit, to continue the war until they defeated Britain.