"First of all, we have to admit that this time we suffered a painful defeat. Our revolutionary forces have suffered tremendous losses. In the course of the siege of Athlone, and later in the process of holding back the British reinforcements, we paid enormous sacrifices, more than 14,000 men in the 1st and 2nd Divisions, as well as local troops. In addition, nearly 10,000 wounded had to leave the revolutionary army because of their injuries. And after paying such a great price, we failed to achieve none of the several operational goals we set before the war. So now, we have to summarize what is the root cause of this failure of ours.

Personally, I think this is how I think about this issue.

First of all, because of the achievements in the past, many comrades in our federation, including me, are proud and fluttering. Therefore, we cannot really proceed from reality to study and analyze problems. Instead, he casually patted his head and made a decision. Now think back to how hasty we were when we made this operational deployment!

It is only because of some past victories that we are blindly optimistic, thinking that if we make a feint, we will be able to mobilize the enemy, and that the enemy will surely come to reinforcements if they are not well prepared, and they will definitely fall into our ambush as if the enemy were under our command and must obey our orders. As for what to do in the event of an accident, we did not have a plan for various contingencies in advance. When things come to an end, it's strange to rush to the situation, so that you don't fail.

Did we make this mistake by chance? No, there are occasional mistakes, such as accidentally falling while walking, and that may be accidental. But it is absolutely impossible to have made so many mistakes in such a matter related to the fate of the country, it is our own thinking and our own style that has gone wrong!

When we are proud, we are easy to be arrogant, and we cannot look at ourselves objectively. We are like the frog in Aesop's Fables, thinking that if we puff out our stomachs, we can be bigger than a cow. If you are proud, you will definitely look down on others, and you will not be able to judge others objectively. So we hardly get the British right. If you are proud, you will be lazy and will not use your brain. So we didn't even have a contingency plan.

Therefore, this failure was not accidental, but because we ourselves had problems in our thinking and style. If we fail to correct our attitude and change our style, such a failure will never be the last. Therefore, for a period of time to come, and even in our lifetimes, we must always be vigilant and constantly rectify our work style, and this is the guarantee for the victory of the revolution.

Comrades, although we have suffered another defeat, our confidence in the victory of the revolution is unshakable. Comrades, if you think about our situation at the beginning, isn't the current situation generally much better? Looking at our enemies, isn't the decline in their power more pronounced than before? The road of revolution is tortuous, but the future of the revolution is bright. We must be confident in the victory of the revolution......" - Russell's speech at the summary meeting of the first attack on Athlone

On the side of the British, of course, there was a lot of joy at this time. Although this victory failed to completely annihilate the main force of the "Irish rebels," it was already the greatest victory since the "counterinsurgency operation." Naturally, the British newspapers publicized it, and the Governor of Norfolk was awarded the Grand Cross of the Knight's Order. Everyone congratulated him and wished him a swift extermination of the rebels.

But the Duke of Norfolk did not show much joy about this, and he told his friends privately that the situation in Ireland was still dire. He even used his ill health as an excuse to hope that the British government would approve his retirement and send someone to take his place—if he didn't take advantage of the opportunity to win the bandits, he would have been able to find a substitute for the dead man who was in a hurry to pick peaches.

However, the British government did not hesitate to refuse his request. Don't look at the newspapers that boast about this victory, but those who have a way know that the main force of the Irish rebels is still there, and this peach is not easy to pick. So the celebration is celebrated, the medal is issued and the medal is issued, and I want to find someone to top the tank, hehe......

But soon the British were not happy, because in North America there was another accident.

Ever since the French started the development of Louisiana, the path of American expansion to the west has been almost completely blocked by the French. Because the dividing line between northern Louisiana and the United States is not clear, there has been a lot of friction between the French and Americans along the border over the years. In the beginning, here were Americans fighting with the "French citizens abroad", then the Americans and the Indians, then the "French citizens abroad" fighting with the Americans, then the Americans fighting with the Indians, and the "French citizens abroad" fighting with the Indians, and in the end, the Indians supported by the French fought with the Indians supported by the Americans.

Although there were many small fights, there was still a basic peace between the Americans and France. The Americans also knew that with Louisiana in the way, the success rate of westward expansion was very low. So the Americans set their sights on their northern neighbor, Canada.

In the original history, in order to seize the Canadian region, the Americans declared war on Britain in 1812 and tried to seize Canada, taking advantage of the power of Britain to be held back by France. Of course, this strategic goal was not achieved, but the presidential palace was set on fire. In the end, though, the Americans declared that they had won the war. Curiously, however, the British also considered themselves to have won the war. In the typical zero-sum game of war, there are stories in which both sides of the war are victors.

In this time and space, the way for the Americans to move west was blocked by the French, but the Americans did not have the confidence to fight the French. At this time, Britain and France seemed to be fighting again, and the Irish in Britain were making trouble again, and the Americans immediately had an idea: If you don't destroy Canada at this time, do you still wait for the French to completely defeat the British, and then everyone will take Canada together?

So the Yankees made an excuse, saying that the rabbit didn't actually wear a hat, ah no, it was saying that the British and Indians colluded to attack the Americans. Then war was declared on the British.

To say that the British colluded with the Indians to attack the Americans, this is really not to blame the British, they did such a thing. However, they are not only targeting the United States, but also "French citizens abroad". But the Americans also colluded with the Indians to attack Canada and the "French citizens abroad." Then the "French citizens abroad" also colluded with the Indians to attack Canadians and Americans.

It's all a minor problem when everyone is evenly matched, but it's not the same when the British are pinned down by the French. So the Americans used this as an excuse to declare war on Britain.