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by hermitcrab 604 days ago
>most artwork about the American revolution it's obvious which side is and isn't a professional army

True. But wasn't the reality complicated (as usual)? There were French regulars on the American side and various militias fighting on the British side. And Indians fighting on both sides.

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> But wasn't the reality complicated (as usual)

Yes.

Which further underlies the point that you shouldn't take the artistic depiction too literally.