Skallagrim
Banned
I'm talking about the OTL Revolution. You never saw colonial assemblies reinstated in the southern colonies, you saw British officers joking "lol our troops are as nubile and riotous as satyrs" as they raped Americans (including in loyalist territories!).
As sad as it is, such behaviour during war has historically been rather common. Nor would it make sense to restore colonial assemblies during a crisis which - at least from the British perspective - was instigated by the members of those assemblies in the first place. And that's a crucial bit: during this crisis. It does not reflect what may or may not have happened as a resolution to that crisis became possible. As gruesome as the behaviour of soldiers towards the populace was, we have seen examples og how they treated men of standing: with respect. The example of Lee was raised. During the war, British officers stayed at the home of Thomas Jefferson, the man who wrote the Declaration... and molested nothing there. During British offensives in the south, lots of 'gentlemen' were treated with respect. British offices dined at their homes. As horrible as it is, given the timeframe... "commoners" get raped and murdered by the dozens. "Gentlemen" get treated with respect.
I think that rather indicates that if the right resolution to the American crisis can be found, many if not all prominent leaders of the revolution can get away with nary a scratch on them. (If the resolution of the crisis goes in another direction, it may also end in the lot of them being executed, but I'm not at all convinced that's somehow a given.)
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