o Americans also had the mightiest army in the world in Britain, and didn’t have to pay for it.…
British operational military successes in North America during 1776 failed to produce a quick victory over the Patriots because of a lack of strategic coherence that manifested itself in three ways: the British leadership failed to understand the kind of war on which they were embarking, they passed the culminating point of the attack from which a quick victory could have been achieved, and they failed to destroy the Patriot center of gravity in a decisive engagement. First, the British failed to adequately understand the strategic question: “What type of war are we embarking on?” British civilian leadership during the war was either incompetent, weak, or obstructed from forming a coherent strategy. Without a single mastermind behind the British strategy, the military commander was allowed authority to conduct military operations how they saw fit and given the power to engage with the Patriot civilian leadership, but with some severe restrictions.…
Suddenly, the French and Indian War ended with defeat for French Canada. From this point, numerous changes occurred between Americans and the British. Namely political, economic and ideological changes. Land was expanded, taxes were sprung left and right, and most colonists finally believed that it was time to break away from England. All these changes eventually led to the revolution. It was soon known that the British’s success in the French and Indian war transformed the relationship between the Americans and the British.…
The Revolutionary War is considered to be one of the most important wars in the history of the U.S. Americans fought against the British for freedom and independence to have more rights for themselves. Surprisingly, the American colonist defeated the hired British soldiers. How could untrained American colonist possibly beat trained British Soldiers? This essay will explain what contributed to America’s success and how they claimed victory.…
5) Yes, the English lost the revolutionary war more than the colonist won it because the colonist barely won the war. The colonist had virtually no chance against the British. The British had money, the best navy in the world, and a large standing army. The only reason why America had the advantage that they did was because of France and Spain.…
With the Revolutionary period being one of the most crucial time periods of the 1700's, it came with an array of innovative progressions. Because of this, America was able to endure hardships in order to adapt to the created resistance towards the British by taking their technologies, along with a variety of French and Native American technologies, and refurbish them to fit the American ideal. But more importantly, having the potential to fully revolt against their oppressors. America had became so dependent of the British throughout the 17th century, that it was a struggle for the people of America to strive for independence, as gathering natural resources was a challenge and learning to craft their own supplies was an additional skill the…
U. S. HISTORY Andres Pastor HIST-B17A March 3, 2024. Subtitle How did colonists prepare for the possible coming conflict with Great Britain? The colonists took several steps to brace themselves for a possible conflict with Great Britain. They established local militias made up of ordinary citizens to defend their communities.…
Identify and explain three factors (there are many) that helped the American colonies defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. Colonial forces were clearly outmatched by the British in sheer numbers, training, experience and equipment. Despite the clear advantage held by British forces, the American colonies managed to defeat them by making allies, using new innovative combat techniques, and by possessing the homefield advantage. A combination of all of these advantageous attributes allowed the American forces to overcome their superior enemy. If American forces would have confronted their adversary in a conventional way they would have been crushed by the experienced British forces.…
What if… What if American colonists lost the American Revolution and Great Britain won? If American colonists lost I believe more people would die or put on trial for defying the king. I think the king will send more soldiers to fight for him and to kill the leaders and anyone who defied him. We would have the country that we have today.…
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…
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.…
Throughout history, there have been many rebellions that have led to permanent changes in a group or region. The American Revolution is one of the many that has changed the course of history. For decades, historians faced the question of how the colonies manage to beat Great Britain when they were much inferior in comparison. While in most cases, historians would emphasize military strength as being one of the main reasons, most have rejected this explanation as a reason of defeating Great Britain. Instead, they have suggested that the defeat was a result of “British mistakes.” However, I agree with John Shy’s argument that the colonial militia was critical to the American victory in the Revolutionary War, as he explained in “The American Revolution: The Military Conflict Considered as a Revolutionary War.”…
Although the Continental army was not an even match to the British army, it was never as awful as the British assumed. The extreme underrating of their army served as an advantage for the American force. The British had “the best trained army and navy in the world, they were familiar with the landscape from the Seven Years’ War” and yet they still lost the Revolutionary War (Roark, 183). Because their inflow of supplies was uncertain, the British were “reluctant to pursue the Continental army aggressively” (Roark, 184). Their strategies relied on Loyalist support, and yet they did not protect their supporters.…
1. When the American Revolution began, it looked like the colonies faced insurmountable odds. How did a ragtag band of volunteers without a proper source of funding for food and equipment manage to overcome the most powerful army and navy in the world?…
The American Revolution embarked the beginning of the United States of America. A war that lasted eight years, 1775-1783, was able to grant the thirteen colonies the independence they deserved by breaking free of British rule. The war was an effect of the previous French and Indian War, which forced England to tax the American colonist, compelling them to rebel against parliament. From the 1760’s to 1775, many factors lead up to the American Revolution such as the various acts the British Parliament passed to pay the war debt, no representation in parliament, and the American people wanting to gain their independence. “No Taxation without Representation”, a slogan used by the American colonist, was the most important cause of the colonists declaring war for their independence on the British government.…