He became famous by his book The Wealth of Nations which was written in 1776.
People are saying by 2050, it will happen. There are already 41 million Spanish speakers in the U.S. 321.4 Million Beings in the U.S itself. So, if you do the math, we have 12.76% of the U.S population being Spanish speakers. By the rates, I don't think its gonna happen by 2050, so maybe around 2075 - 2100 (Unless there is a serious exponential growth.
It was used in very minimal amounts during the war however if it saw widespread use it would drastically turn the tide of the war in favor for the beholder of that weapon