So, I am wondering if the British teach that the Revolutionary War was fought against a great military power in the USA or was it a war against a bunch of people who were pissed off because they just wanted to be left alone.
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During the Revolutionary War the Colonists were not a military power just a bunch of people who came together for a common cause. The vast majority had no arms training other than farmers protecting livestock against predatory animals or hunters being able to provide food.
This is the reason for the 2nd Amendment. The purpose is to have the general population armed and experienced in the use of arms to protect from a tyrannical government. The government was allowed to assemble a standing army, but the militia was simply the citizens being armed and proficient with weapons.
In the Federalist Papers Hamilton explained that the citizens should have weaponry equal or superior to that of the military.
I get your point but think we are discussing 2 different things here. Look at standing armies around the world with uniforms, specific chain of command and government owned equipment.
If 20 million patriots not in the military today were to rise and choose 3 Commie targets each history would record it as the one-hour war. That would be militia and not a great military (Government Controlled) power.