Who did Britain expect to help win the revolutionary war in the south?

Answer 1

Britain hired German "Hessian" mercenaries to fight US colonists during the Revolutionary (1776-1783). Other wise the British thought themselves fully capable of defeating it's rebellious colonials in what they considered the "savage Americas."

Great Britain actually did consider North America to be a densely forested (or jungled) continent inhabited by savages. Which is why they also banished many of their "unwanted" citizens to North America instead of "jailing them" which costed money. When the standing Regular British Army went up against the American Colonists on the battlefield, the British considered and complained that the Americans fought "unfairly with guerrilla tactics" and not as civilized "gentlement."

Which is most likely why many students today, considering that whole above paragraph, are always asking the same question about the Vietnam War: "How is the Revolutionary War similar to the Vietnam War?" Well the French war (1946-1954) might be comparable, but not the American war (1955-1975).

In the French War, the Viet Minh, like the American colonists were fighting against their ruler (France and Britain respectively). But in the "American" Viet War, it was closer to the US Civil War (War of Rebellion as it is officially called in the archives/or war between the states). North against South, Draft, Draft Riots, Northern victory, Southern defeat, both wars had a "Brown Water Navy" (Riverine Warfare), and both were long and bloody. In addition the American Viet War & US Civil War were both fought in the 60s and both wars had a US President shot in the head (assassinated). Both wars also had a US Vice President named JOHNSON assume the presidential office.

Answer 2

The British employed German mercenaries to help win the Revolutionary War. They also believed that they were capable of dispatching of the colonists, however they were unprepared for the guerrilla warfare tactics the colonists used.