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what great victory has Caesar just accomplished
The speaker probably meant a Pyrrhic victory: a victory won, but at too great of a cost.
Great Britain forced new taxes on America colonists to pay for war debts.
The colonists did not want to be taxed. In retaliation, the British government enacted even more taxes and rules for the colonists.
Pyrrhic Victory (Ancient Greek origin)
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
American colonists did not think that they were being treated fairly by Great Britain.
Being a nation separate from Great Britain.
The colonists did not feel it was fair to pay a tax to Great Britain when they did not have representation in the Parliament of Great Britain. The colonists felt that were being held in bondage to the crown in much the same was as Ireland.
a great success or victory
Great Britain was in a war with the French and as a result, their economy was spiralling downward. They thought the Colonists, with all their great natural resources, would be an excellent source of income. The problem is that Great Britain was taxing almost everything and the Colonists started revolting. The Colonists believed that being taxed without being representated was a bad idea.
what great victory has Caesar just accomplished
Pyrrhic victory.
German mercenaries had a reputation for being particularly brutal in battle.
A victory at great cost, outweighing the benefits.
The second Battle of El Alamein was a great victory for the Allies.
German mercenaries had a reputation for being particularly brutal in battle