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In a contest that was viewed by many as “the most spirited and sportsmanlike war ever waged,” Great Britain easily defeated the Colonial Army in the 2006 Revolutionary War, insuring that Thomas Jefferson’s document will remain- for now- a Declaration in vein.
Led by the King and Queen, the British troops came out hard in game #1, accomplishing what has rarely been done in the history of camp Rev. Wars: They captured every American city. The decisive blow came when Jason Veitch made a surprise capture of Charleston, as disorganized American soldiers had focused their attention elsewhere. “The U.S.A. was looking at  everyone else, so I just sneaked in.” The result: Britain took a 41,000-0 lead after game number one. Asked why the USA didn’t surrender at that point and save themselves from further loss, veteran soldiers Geoff Livsey and Mark Balderston said, “To do so would be to give up all that we had worked for. We came to the New World to give our families a start on a new life.!”
For their part, the United Colonies held their ground over the next two battles, but had too much of a hole to dig out of. “Everything was fun, except when I had to go to jail (left)” said American Dennis Mossberg.. Action was particularly fierce in game #3 as cities kept changing hands; Concord alone went from USA to Britain and back as many as eight times. The Americans remained tenacious: Colleen Dunn eventually captured Boston after four failed attempts.
The fitting and symbolic conclusion to the war came with less than one second remaining, as Daniel Bracho captured Philadelphia for Great Britain, sealing the victory and sending John Adams, George Washington and the other traitors away, presumably to the gallows. “It was like a game of Risk, only bigger,” said Jackson Koeppel. (CLICK HERE for victorious Photo of the Day. A full Rev-War photo gallery and video clips will be posted tomorrow.)
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