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
- this perseverance allowed the Americans to outlast the British in a war of endurance, and ultimately resulted in the British losing the war.