Just listened Rick's latest podcast . . . the segment on the Scottish military's support for the Crown reminded me of the time way beck when I went to the Imperial War Museum or some other military museum in London, that had a number of dioramas of the various wars England/the UK has been involved in over the years. In the one for the American Revolution, George Washington was identified as the "enemy commander." I had never seen that before; but of course, from their perspective, that's just what he was.
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New York City, NY, USA
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If you visit Edinburgh Castle, there is a Prisoner's of War exhibit that includes American Prisoners!
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Green Bay
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We refer to Lord Cornwallis as the "enemy commander" as well. But he had to surrender to George Washington at Yorktown.
Some other American was also surprised a few years ago.
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/england/george-washington-as-enemy-commander
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Wikipedia comes to the rescue of amateur historians. Its detailed history of Washington stresses that he recorded long service in the British colonial armies but did not receive a hoped-for commission in the regular (British) army. His record suggests substantial success but also one surrender where he was taken captive by the French/Indian forces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington#Braddock_expedition_and_disaster_(1755)