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Why Did The Americans Win The Revolutionary War
The British had many opportunities to win the war, yet they ended up losing. Although the British army was the most disciplined, best equipped army in the world, with the most well-trained soldiers, the problem lied with the size of their army not being adequate to occupy enough territory in North America.

With the Americans at an advantage, being the "home team", the British were left keeping long supply lines to Britain and were unable to efficiently supply their troops and horses. The supply ship's journeys not only took 2-3 months, but they were also very costly.

The unity of Americans was one of the most powerful tactics used against the British - had American's lost their will to fight, the British could have retained the 13 colonies


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