Nope, American Revolution, when a militia group skirmished with british regulars. The first American casualty was a black freeman. Lest we sink into a brit bashing session here, let me make a few points. The colonists were exercising rights and values held by englishmen back home. Many officers resigned their commissions in protest of what they saw. The british king, and the Hessian mercenaries were german. Mel Gibson did not win the war for us <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.