Read the statement from the passage.

While the regular and trained hirelings of the king marched with haughtiness to the right of the line, the less pretending colonists took their humbler position on its left, with a docility that long practice had rendered easy.

What can be inferred from this statement?

A.
The soldiers of the king's army felt superior to the colonists fighting alongside them.
B.
The colonists felt great admiration for the soldiers of the king's army.
C.
The soldiers of the king's army had not practiced marching as often as the colonists had.
D.
The colonists were not as willing to fight as the soldiers of the king's army were.