Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot
Please read "Albion's Seed" and "The Cousin's Wars" before making such a statement. The majority of "Revolutionary" ideals in the American Rebellion were actually from English Country Opposition/Whig Thought, or "there's nothing new under the sun". Many folks in the UK voiced their support for the colonists, such as Robert Burns and Edmund Burke.

Not to mention the fact that the Black Watch (and many other British regiments) take no battle honours for the Revolution becaue "it was a war between kith and kin" -- that phrase is taken directly from the regimental history.

Regards,

Todd
Todd thanks for the info, but it was really a comment made in fun, with no factual basis intended. Macwage and I were just jibing back and forth.