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Its senior officers and sergeants were seasoned veterans of a great world conflict called the Seven Years’ War in Europe and the French and Indian War in America. From 1755 to 1764, the British army fought on five ...
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An American who knew it well thought it was
“the most arrogant army in the world,” and it had much to be arrogant about.
The British people took pride in its achievements but deeply feared the power of a standing army and kept it on a short leash.
