Wry Catcher
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Good theory, but our Army did not actually take over ports as a winning strategy.Of course, Osiris! I didn't think of that, but "ports" is exactly what he was trying to read.What word do you think he misread? I think he was alluding to the bombing of Shayrat Airbase in 2017.
It stands to reason the word he misread was actually "ports" considering the significance of the naval operations in the Revolutionary War. Control of the ports provided a decisive military, strategic and logistical advantage. When the French fleet arrived, Washington coordinated our military operations with the French fleet to take and defend Newport, and later, Chesapeake Bay, which was of critical importance to our victory.
Also, because the British Royal Navy had a significant Naval superiority advantage over the Continental Navy, Congress helped our cause by issuing what's known as "letters of marque" to colonial privateers (civilians who privately owned boats that were armed, authorizing them to attack/capture enemy vessels), which resulted in over 2,000 British ships being captured and taken to ports that were not under British control, valued at over $60 million dollars.
These Naval operations, and the fight for control of the major colonial ports (which had been blockaded by the British Royal Navy relatively early), concluding with the French fleet taking control over Chesapeake Bay and providing naval support for the siege of Yorktown and the consequent surrender of General Cornwallis, were, in no uncertain terms, the major turning points of the war.
This Wikipedia article provides an overview of the Naval operations and their role in the outcome of the War, if you're interested:
Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia
Our area engaged in what is now termed the first Naval battle of the Revolution, in June 1775 in Machias, Maine--the Battle of the Margaretta.
For most of the war, The British took whatever ports they wanted.....Boston, NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston
It was the French Navy that ultimately ended British control of our ports, not Washington’s Army
There you go again, using those pesky facts. Don't you Cons hate facts. Facts give Cons a headache. They hate the truth. Why else would they eat up every lie the Orange Shit Gibbon feeds them.
You keep calling Old Lady and Rightwinger "Cons". That statement is false, and I can't comprehend how you or anyone could use that on two of the good gals and guys.