Also don't underestimate the importance of having and (quite justifiably) pride in being rebellions. The real mystery here is why certain groups will take pride in and act on a history of being individualistic (eg Scots, Iris, Afrikaner, Americans in the southern States) YET become completely sheep-like and behave as herds.Safety in numbers.
Later they get to form a support group and all tell each other that their losses could never have been predicted.
