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The American Revolutionary Army was infamously undersupplied and underpaid. While it obviously would vary a great deal, in general how ideologically driven was the rank and file? If not, why would they fight? The patronage system of the late 18th century is the only other thing I can think of

by /u/PCLD in /r/AskHistorians

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