GUEST,sorefingers

"There were several wars fought by Republican Americans against the British, and all of them were a disaster for the you Pommies."

Take a look at the Fenian invasion of Canada in 1866 and review your "disaster for the you Pommies(???)" stance. At the time Irish Catholics made up quite a percentage of those serving in the British Army. The attempts at invading Canada by the members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood illustrate the meaning of the old saying "They couldn't organise a bottle party in a brewery".