Makes you wonder why Washington rreached out to him in the first place. Why would he even think he would help. Also, this can be used anecdotally for a portion of the funding but does not answer the broader question of how everyone decided the Revolutionary War was a go unless they knew they were funded ahead of time. Its not like some dudes just walked up to a French dignitary and said "Hey, if we do a revolution. You gonna pay for it?" Someone was pushing for war long before and was moving pieces around to do instigate it.
Solomon was an associate of Robert Morris, Washington's chief funding sourcers. Morris had run out of money prior to Yorktown and he reached out to Solomon to loan him £20,000 in order to finish the job. Your reasoning that Patriots would only fight if their funding was certain requires more sauce. I personally have examples of original pay tables from Putnam's camp in Redding, CT (where my home property is situated on a portion of the old campgrounds), known also as CT's Valley Forge, 1778-1779. Records are made of payments to soldiers, some in £ and pence, and others in provisions - clothing primarily or other camp provisons.
The French were not financing the war entirely but as a pivotal contributor to Washington's victory at Yorktown they certainly saw the formation of the US breaking away from the UK as a possible way for regaining land lost in the French and Indian War.
Makes you wonder why Washington rreached out to him in the first place. Why would he even think he would help. Also, this can be used anecdotally for a portion of the funding but does not answer the broader question of how everyone decided the Revolutionary War was a go unless they knew they were funded ahead of time. Its not like some dudes just walked up to a French dignitary and said "Hey, if we do a revolution. You gonna pay for it?" Someone was pushing for war long before and was moving pieces around to do instigate it.
Solomon was an associate of Robert Morris, Washington's chief funding sourcers. Morris had run out of money prior to Yorktown and he reached out to Solomon to loan him £20,000 in order to finish the job. Your reasoning that Patriots would only fight if their funding was certain requires more sauce. I personally have examples of original pay tables from Putnam's camp in Redding, CT (where my home property is situated on a portion of the old campgrounds), known also as CT's Valley Forge, 1778-1779. Records are made of payments to soldiers, some in £ and pence, and others in provisions - clothing primarily or other camp provisons.
The French were not financing the war entirely but as a pivotal contributor to Washington's victory at Yorktown they certainly saw the formation of the US breaking away from the UK as a possible way for regaining land lost in the French and Indian War.