Seems like a lot of Americans ignorantly believe that the British Empire as we remember it (superpower, 1/3rd of the world...etc) was already the thing in 1776
The truth is that the British Empire we think of was mostly built by machine-gunning backward shitholes in Africa and Asia between 1840 and 1890.
In the 18th century, Spain had the largest colonial empire in the world and Britain was merely a medium european power, far behind France, Russia, Austria and Prussia As a matter of fact, Britain was the underdog in the American Revolutionary War
You were right until your last sentence, Britain was more powerful at the beginning of the war, though they were exhausted from previous wars against relevant countries and wouldn't commit much effort into a colony they could retake after some years... Which would have happened if Napoleon hadn't stepped into the stage
Oliver Sullivan
The british would most likely dominate the world if they would of been more capable of holding the french mainland
Samuel Flores
If you're thinking of the Angevin Empire, it was more of a case of French people holding England
Xavier Martin
? Great Britain was the strongest European power after the seven years war. Why do you think France and Spain were eager to join the war? The balance of power that Britain sought to maintain was disrupted by themselves.
Benjamin Johnson
>Great Britain was the strongest European power after the seven years war
Is this what Anglos actually believe? Prussia was the main winner of the Seven Years War Britain had pathetically struggled for an entire decade to defeat France on the North American theater despite outnumbering them 4 to 1, and this while France was focused on Prussia in Europe Meanwhile, Prussia had fought all alone against Russia, France and Austria in Europe, and basically won
The power ranking among European powers at the end of the Seven Years War was
1. Russia 2. Prussia 3. France 4. Austria 5. Spain 6. Britain
I was never taught this in American school. To the contrary, it was made out like America was the only colonies and we were fighting only b the English.
Andrew Thomas
That's called being Americentric
Colton Ortiz
What kind of shit tier school did you go to? Or did you fall asleep in class?
Brayden Sanders
Amerischool
Liam Roberts
It was the same way for me, and I was in some "advanced" grade school program. American public schools are really shit. Ive learned way more history on my own time than any class has taught me
Noah Watson
>By 1757 it appeared that without substantive British assistance - Prussia was about to collapse. Frederick had established a large and well-disciplined army - but it was continually short of money. The British began to send large financial subsidies to support their ally. On 11 April 1758 the two states concluded the Anglo-Prussian Convention formalising their alliance. Neither side would make peace without consulting the other. Very few argue that Britain was dominant because of it's army (though it's army was never as impotent as half of his likes to believe). The UK was a fiducial, technological, diplomatic and Naval power - the likes of which the world had never known. It was also a lot more stable than other European powers.
There were more French men fighting in Madras that their were Brits AND Indians fighting for the UK, the British won in all theaters including Europe. Britain focused on expanding and consolidating her global empire and using the dominance that came from it to support her European allies.
the UK was the most powerful country in the world after the seven years war. The fact the American Revolutionary war was as close as it was bears testament to that.
>The power ranking among European powers at the end of the Seven Years War was
>1. Russia >2. Prussia >3. France >4. Austria >5. Spain >6. Britain
I'd say
In Europe: 1. Russia 2. Prussia 3. France 4. Austria 5. Britain 6. Spain
Globally 1. Spain 2. Britain 3. France
Juan Torres
Shut the fuck up, Spain was an irrelevant shithole after 1700.
Nathaniel Roberts
>largest empire in the world >irrelevant
Cooper Gonzalez
>support her European allies. Literally the opposite
Britain a shit
Easton Clark
not an argument.
Nolan Gonzalez
autism. Prussia didnt singlehandedly beat Austria, France and Russia. the Russians changed sides you mong
Hudson Brooks
Fuck off Nigel "we wuz tha underdog" France and Spain bankrupted themselves in the war against Britain and the royal navy was dominant in the world. Britain also had the best economy and was undergoing industrialisation which other countries hadn't. Britain was definitely top dog by 1776, but we still kicked their asses
Justin Evans
The Spanish budget was literally the third largest in Europe
Xavier Russell
>France and Spain bankrupted How did Spain bankrupt itself?
Jacob Adams
its not THAT bad if you dont shit the bed and get into the retard classes, in which you need to get like 2 failing grades to get into
Angel Torres
This is retarded. France went on to curb stomp all commers at the same time for 20 years not long after this.
Prussia was not second. I'd put France, the UK, Russia, and Austria ahead.
Anthony Cook
>Bourbon Spain >relevant in any way whatsoever
Adam Lee
>Britain has the best economy, industry, navy and highest income from colonies, but smaller army so they must be weak
