1% of the American population was killed in the American Revolution. That would be the equivalent of 3,000,000 Americans today of 600,000 French.
2006-12-07 01:08:22 · 9 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
My apologies, the 1% figure was casualties, not killed.
2006-12-07 04:13:53 · update #1
It may have been bloodier in terms of military conflict, but it wasn't nearly as barbaric or bloody in terms of civil governance AFTER the revolution. The "reign of terror" in France was one of the most brutal periods in the history of western culture. The Jacobins and Robespierre beheaded hundreds of people in public executions that almost had a circus atmosphere. It was bloody beyond belief.
2006-12-07 03:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by Shane L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would dispute your source as to the 1% figure as well. American combat deaths during the Revolution were 4435 out of a population of 3.5 million or .126 percent of the population. This is nearly 10 times less than your figure.
2006-12-07 01:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by third_indiana_cavalry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you get the numbers to determine 1% of the population was killed in the American Revolution? I would dispute those numbers as being inaccurate.
2006-12-07 01:13:48 · answer #3 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly there are more Current cases.
More than ten percent of the population of Russia was killed since the revolution 'till the end of WWII, Nine percent of Mexicans died during their revolution.
I think that data has nothing to do with being cursed.
2006-12-07 01:19:39 · answer #4 · answered by sofista 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you get those figures??? There were approximately 4400 battle deaths in the Revolutionary. According to you, that would mean a population of about 440,000. The population according my references was over 3,000,000.
Why don't you contemplate the 60,000,000 dead as a result of WWII?
2006-12-07 01:41:13 · answer #5 · answered by Fred C. Dobbs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 12:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by pataki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right about one thing. There were as many men killed in one battle of the civil war, as there were during 10 years of the VietNam war. And they were using muzzle loaders. No, I don't think that means we're cursed.
2006-12-07 01:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all if you believe in "curses" you probably shouldn't be spend a great amount of time in the History category--you belong in fantasy and science fiction. No credible historian on the planet believes in curses.
2006-12-07 03:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no we aren't.
Full-blown Civil Wars are always the bloodiest; we simply had the benefit of advanced technology.
2006-12-07 01:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by psyop6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋