> For instance the Brits likely never even considered the possibility, in a million years, that they could lose in a military conflict with the colonies. They

> For instance the Brits likely never even considered the possibility, in a million years, that they could lose in a military conflict with the colonies. They likely couldn't. The US independence war was part of a larger war between the French empire and the British empire. The british empire was also at was with Spain and the Netherlands at the time. > Enjoining WW1 was completely unnecessary Britain didn't start WW1.