Another thing that gave the American colonist an edge was American men were readily available to fight. The American’s had the ability to replace deceased soldiers when needed. The next thing that helped the Americans win the war was that Britain was 3000-mile across the Atlantic Ocean that stretched between the British isles and the American continent prevented Britain from effectively managing, supplying and communicating with its armies which they had to wait on the trips abroad that took several weeks each way to get new supplies, men, orders from the crown etc. It was becoming increasingly expensive for the British to transport their soldiers and supplies to America. …show more content…
The British army was not use to the unusually rugged terrain. The terrain that the British army faced was rocky and cold in winter, in the south it was boggy and humid in the summer, and in the west the frontier was almost impenetrable because of muddy roads and thick forests. Lastly American settlements were spread out across a vast range of territory, the British army had a difficult time mounting a concentrated fight and transporting men and supplies. American troops, on the other hand, were used to the terrain and had no trouble at