In the House of Lords in March of 1775, when challenged on the chances of Britain ever winning a war in America, Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, had looked incredulous.

在1775年3月的上议院，当被质疑英国究竟能否在北美赢得一场战争的可能性时，英国海军大臣三明治勋爵表现的很狐疑。