The American Revolutionists were the target of the mother Gentiles. “We are not talking about righteousness here. We are not talking about just the English … either. Remember, there were the French and the Spanish—the French and Indian War and the Spanish wars. All the wars of succession in Europe had their reflections on this continent. Remember, George Washington had to fight both the French and the British” (Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, 1:198).