Imperial Defiance: Some people cannot be defeated.
"Ragged rebels against the crown" sounded a lot like "insurgents" or "terrorist" to the ears of 18th century Englishmen. The weapon-bearing farmers who attacked the orderly rows of uniformed soldiers from hidden positions behind trees and rocks were described as cowardly and immoral for not fighting on an open field as prescribed by the conventions of war. The guerilla tactics of the colonial minutemen awakened the same revulsion and fear among the British troops 230 years ago as suicide bombers and IED-attacks do today among American troops.
Some things never change. Some people never learn. Some people cannot be defeated.