George Washington fought the British army alone for eight years!

If you think about it, this doesn't make much sense. The British army was organized and professional. They were battle-hardened. The American army was not made up of professional soldiers, but of ordinary people. One man could not win such a war. Many, many people had to be committed to the success of this effort for it to succeed.

It is true that as many as 30% of the colonists (some historians put that number lower) were loyal to England, and many colonists didn't really want to take a side. But there had to be a great number of dedicated fighters to win that war. Odds were against the colonists, but they did prevail. George Washington led well and the colonists likely would not have prevailed without him, but one man does not win a war. People win a war. And that's what we celebrate.