They weren't put on trial.
they tried to kill the colonists by using guns and shooting
comte d'estaing
POW = prisoner of war. they were prisoners and as such didn't really have a leader. there were POWs on both sides
Yes they did. They tried to have the Americans pay by using taxes.
The Revolutionary War was the result of military rebellion between the 13 American colonies and Great Britain. The British tried to impose taxes on the Americans and the Americans did not feel this was fair.
Pie
everything they are war heroes
A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW or PsW) is a combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
Same could be said about Krupp, BMW, Mercadies......no sense ruining an industry which could help the country rebuild
They became POWs.
Because they surrendered.
CBS Reports - 1959 POWs Pawns of War - Part I was released on: USA: 22 June 1971