BULLDOG
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So said the British crown in 1775. Guess King George got THAT one right. LOL. The fact of the matter is, in a guerilla combat situation, those defending(as "rebel" forces would be in the situation we are discussing) require far less firepower and personnel. Also, you may wish to do some reading on the realities here:Only an idiot would think a rad tag bunch of gun nuts would offer any problem for our military.
https://www.quora.com/Would-the-American-military-fire-on-its-own-citizens-if-ordered-to
The Psychological Reasons Why American Soldiers Would Fire On American Citizens
Successful guerrilla campaigns
- American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
- Peninsular War in Spain (1808–1814)
- First Boer War (1880–1881)
- Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1830)
- Algerian War (1954–1962)
- Afghani Mujahideen against the USSR (1980–1989)
- Burma Campaign (1942–1945)
- Cuban Revolution (1956–1959)
- East Timor (1999)
- Kosovo Liberation Army (1992–1999)
- Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991)
- Turkish Revolutionaries at Turkish War of Independence against partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the Allies
- Arab Revolt (1916–1918)
- Haitian Revolution [57]
- Independence War in Latin America [58]
- Indonesian National Revolution
- Hezbollah in southern Lebanon (1982–2000)
- Philippines' during the Japanese occupation of World War II[59]
- Rhodesian Bush War (1972–1980)
- portions of the Wars of Scottish Independence; notably, actions led by Robert the Bruce (13th century – 14th century)
- Irish War of Independence (1919–1921); campaign organized by Michael Collins[60]
- First Indochina War (1946–1954)
- Vietnam War (1959–1975)
- Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975)
- Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
- People's War in Nepal
- The Partisans of Yugoslavia
- China (Communists vs. Nationalists) (1946–1949)
- Nicaragua (1977–1979)
- Go ahead and read. Let us know what you learn...
Only an insane person might think there would ever be armed combat between our military and the general population. Our military equipment is a little more advanced than the blunderbusses that King George had.