▁invol vement ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁British ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁Duke ▁Ferdinand ▁of ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁subs id ies ▁in ▁gold ▁paid ▁to ▁Britain ' s ▁German ▁al lies ▁during ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁and ▁went ▁through ▁five ▁ed itions . ▁The ▁pam ph let ▁was ▁released ▁amid st ▁rising ▁opposition ▁to ▁Britain ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁War . ▁Of ▁Ma ud uit ' s ▁pam ph let , ▁Hor ace ▁Wal pole ▁wrote : ▁“ It ▁was ▁sh rew d ly ▁and ▁ab ly ▁written ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁operation ▁in ▁working ▁a ▁change ▁on ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁men ▁that ▁perhaps ▁ever ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁lot ▁of ▁a ▁pam ph let .” ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁Ma ud uit ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁comment ary ▁on ▁colonial ▁affairs , ▁including ▁several ▁pam ph lets ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁One ▁pam ph let , ▁published ▁in ▁March ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁advanced ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁giving ▁the ▁American ▁colon ists ▁full ▁independence ▁from ▁Britain . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁this ▁tract ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁composed ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁Frederick ▁North , ▁Lord ▁North ▁and ▁his ▁cabinet . ▁ ▁Ma ud uit ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁colonial ▁agent ▁for ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Anderson , ▁Fred . ▁Cru cible ▁of ▁War : ▁The ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁F