News from England took months to hit the colonies, and vice versa. The king didn't even get the Declaration of Independence until a few months after it was already signed. Now apply that to every single piece of information that traversed between Britain and the Colonies.
Answer: The scientists did simple math that helped them figure out the stored strength within the ground. 2.
Explanation: I looked it up
Well, General Burguyne won the battle of Saratoga yet it was costly and later he surrendered yet supposedly the unofficial colonial groups are the most responsible for the victory of Saratoga considering later John surrendered to them.
Its just the atomic bombing of Hiroshima