At the time, was there a "support the troops" edge to the English populace during their colonial wars in Asia and Africa?

by Parrallax91

I think about how every solider is treated like they're Captain American in the modern United States regardless of whether or not you agree with the conflict they're fighting in. I wonder if the common English citizen felt that way about English soldiers when they were off invading India, fighting in the Opium Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, and the Boer Wars.

Publish_Lice

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