 Would you be tempted to think maybe this was a bad idea? Would you be rethinking your support for the cause, especially when it meant committing treason against the king of one of the greatest empires in the world? And what would happen when it was over? Would you be imprisoned? What happened to your family, your spouse, your children, your home? If you were a soldier and you knew that the cause was on the brink of collapse, would you reenlist, especially if your family needed you back home?