Gian
Banned
Full info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_of_War_to_the_Death
Premise is what it says on the tin (inspired by the whole "1777 Boston Burning thread)
What if early on, the British forces in America decided to enact a "War to the Death" strategy (as well as scorched-earth tactics, no quarter to any rebel forces (a la Santa Anna) and Mongol-style slaughter (and Roman-style destruction a la Carthage) to any resisting city) during the Revolution? Would it have made a difference or would it have likely turned it into an escalating war of reprisals and counter-reprisals on both sides?
Premise is what it says on the tin (inspired by the whole "1777 Boston Burning thread)
What if early on, the British forces in America decided to enact a "War to the Death" strategy (as well as scorched-earth tactics, no quarter to any rebel forces (a la Santa Anna) and Mongol-style slaughter (and Roman-style destruction a la Carthage) to any resisting city) during the Revolution? Would it have made a difference or would it have likely turned it into an escalating war of reprisals and counter-reprisals on both sides?