One of the reasons the American colonials were able to defeat the British forces and gain their independence during the Revolution was that they refused to fight like gentlemen. The British entered battlefields in neat, orderly lines, dressed in bright red coats that proudly announced their arrival. The colonists, on the other hand, hid in the shadows, wearing nondescript clothes that blended in with the trees. They ignored the so-called “rules of combat.” The King’s forces were appalled by this behavior, but they never changed how they were engaging with their enemies. The British officers complained about how the colonists were fighting but were adamant against stooping to the colonists’ level. In the end, it did them in.
Amen to that!