Neither, but if he was alive during the Civil War, he would have sided with the South.
The colonists did not like the British putting taxes on them. Some colonsists even migrated to America.
He stated that he did not feel like rejoicing because the people he fought against had fought valiantly and full of pride for their cause and never faltered. He did add that although he admired their strength of belief, he did believe that the cause they chose was the worst cause in the history of mankind and that they were in the wrong.