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Originally Posted by wendybeth
According to the same submission, the number of Patriots was between 40-50%, while the number of Loyalists was around 15-20%.
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I think those numbers have been inflated and deflated over the years as no accurate poll was ever taken at the time. However there are other ways to measure and get a sense of where the hearts and minds of those who lived back then were. Judging by some of the reading on this subject I have done today I would say that about 20% of the pop was strongly opposed to the Revolution and that an equal number(20%) were strongly for Revolution. The remaining 60% were mostly anti-British but not too keen on actual revolt.
I very telling statistic:
By 1779, there were more Americans fighting with the British than with Washington!
<<<In the Year 1779 there were no less than 21 regiments (estimated to total 6,500 to 8,000 men) of loyalists in the British army. Washington reported a field army of 3,468. <<<<