What are some myths about the American revolution?

Here, in order to form a more perfect understanding, the most significant myths of the Revolutionary War are reassessed. ... Could Britain subdue a rebellion across 13 colonies in an area some six times the size of England? .... Some Americans emerged from the war convinced that the militia had been largely ineffective. read more

Perhaps more than any defining moment in American history, the War of Independence is swathed in beliefs not borne out by the facts. Here, in order to form a more perfect understanding, the most significant myths of the Revolutionary War are reassessed. read more

One of the biggest myths is that the Americans exclusively fought the British American Revolutionary War within the orginal 13 colonies. In reality it was a global conflict with the British military fighting the Dutch, French, Spanish, Mysorean (Indian) and some Native Americans on all continents except Antartica. read more

The American Revolutionary War started on April 19, 1775 at the towns of Lexington and Concord. read more