The American "Path to Victory"

Our book states many components to "The Path to Victory", that the Patriots took in the Revolutionary War. The book states Patriot Advantages, such as, having 2/3 of the American population supporting the war to some extent, whether it be 1/3 of the population unwavering support of the Patriots, the other 1/6 of the population, who did not "completely" agree or support the Patriots, but still paid taxes, or the 1/6 of the population who joined the Patriot Militia. We are all in college, so you should be able to see how(by adding 2/6 A.K.A. 1/3(population that was unwavering) plus 1/6(population that paid taxes that supported the war effort) plus 1/6(population that joined the Patriot Militia), which in turn equals the fraction 4/6's A.K.A. 2/3's) I came to the fraction 2/3's. Another advantage was the fact that the Continental Army was lead by George Washington, in my opinion one the greatest risk taking Generals ever. Not only did he lead the Continental Army, but Washington was heavily supported by the governing bodies that ran each state, and by Congress, because he "deferred to civil authorities. And the most important advantage was the fact that unlike the British generals, Washington COULD make mistakes, because most of the local governments were ran by "Who else?", but the Patriots. And because of this they could, at anytime especially when it was crucial to the victory, call for and "mobilize the rural militia to assist his(Washington's) Continental Army. The biggest component, the alliance between the U.S. and France. The Treaty of Alliance of February 1778 combined the need for a patriot ally, and one of the most powerful military and trade nations in the world. The treaty stated that there would be an agreement between the states and France, that neither would sign a peace agreement with another country until the "liberty,sovereignty, and independence of the U.S. was garunteed. This alliance somewhat pumped up the morales of the Continental Army and the Patriot militia. The french wanted redemption on Britian, and in turn would help with the giving of soldiers and supplies to the U.S. This help from the French would be seen in many influential and critical victories on the part of the states, especially in the Battle of Yorktown in October 1781. Where Washington strategic final plan would pay off. Washington announced that he would attack New York and when he did so he planned to recapture the city. But it was a mock announcement, he was really leading GeneralRochambeaus army from Rhode Island to Virginia to sneak up on General Cornwallis whos troops were suffering from the war of attrition. At the same time, numerous French naval boats came together off the coast, taking over the Chesapeak Bay. It was to late when Cornwallis figured out what was actually happening, he was already surrounded by19,000 American and French troops. He soon surrendered. I have 2 questions for you. Could the U.S. of won the Revolution without George Washington? What about without France? I personally think they couldn't have done it without the presence of each one.