Quote:
Originally Posted by CurrentlySober
Yup but YOU fools ( & I pity the fools ) NEED the UK to guide you GUIDENCE... FACT
I WAS deported but my mother is lovely thank you hairy crutch..
|
As I recall the decision regarding the USA needing or accepting "guidance" from the UK was determined sometime around 1783.
"The northern, southern, and naval theaters of the war converged in 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis, having been ordered to occupy a fortified position that could be resupplied (and evacuated, if necessary) by sea, had settled in Yorktown, on the York River, which was navigable by sea-going vessels. Aware that the arrival of the French fleet from The West Indies would give the allies control of the Chesapeake, Washington began moving the American and French forces south toward Virginia in August. In early September, French naval forces defeated a British fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, cutting off Cornwallis' escape. When Washington arrived outside Yorktown, the combined Franco-American force of 18,900 men began besieging Cornwallis in early October. For several days, the French and Americans bombarded the British defenses, and then began taking the outer positions. Cornwallis decided his position was becoming untenable, and he surrendered his entire army of over 8,000 men on October 19, 1781.[88]
With the surrender at Yorktown, King George lost control of Parliament to the peace party, and there were no further major military activities in North America. The British had 30,000 garrison troops occupying New York City, Charleston, and Savannah.[89] The war continued elsewhere, including the siege of Gibraltar and naval operations in the East and West Indies, until peace was agreed in 1783."
I also seem to remember something about a couple of world wars in which the UK found itself embroiled and had to be on both occasions fucking SAVED by the former colonists.
Now correct me if I am wrong but the UK doesn't seem to be able to find its ass with both hands lately, much less be able to offer advice to its betters!
It is also not that crazy bastard King George III on our fucking postage stamps!
