... the military, if survived, was a virtual assurance of achieving success in life and societal position. Political leaders in Britain during the colonial era did not have the benefit of a current day political party to prop them up. Prime Ministers, such as Lord North, had to win the confidence of the House of Commons through their powers of ... and British leaders awaited word of the war's progress. They received word of the strength of American forces through October and much of November. George III and Lord George Germain, the cabinet minister principally accountable for the conduct of...

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