Compared to that of the British Army, the American Army had a significant amount of disadvantages throughout the duration of the American Revolution. However, despite their many disadvantages, the American Armed forces still defeated the British. Simply put, the Americans had more to fight for then the British did. The Americans fought for their rights, their independence, as well as their liberty. The Americans had very few advantages throughout the duration of the war. In addition to their grand cause to fight, they as well had help from other countries. The Americans and the French had formed an alliance and together fought to defeat the British. The French supplied nearly ninety percent of the American’s Gunpowder during the first two …show more content…
According to Digital History, the sheer geographical size of the colonies made it impossible for British forces to occupy the countryside. The article then goes on to state “because of their inability to control the country side, the British found it difficult to protect the Loyalists from the fury of patriots, who sometimes tarred and feather and even murdered those who remained loyal to the crown.” The article American Strengths and British Weaknesses states that the geographic vastness of the colonies proved a hindrance to the British effort. The article then goes on to state “despite occupying every major city, the British remained at a disadvantage” (Us History). In addition to the geographical size, an advantage at the time was that the colonies lacked a single national capital, which, if captured, could have led to the end of …show more content…
According to Edward G. Gray, author of Liberty’s Losers, the war nearly doubled the national debt in England. As a result of the war, Britain suffered from severe financial strains. Unlike the royal army, the Americans had tremendous difficulty raising funds to supply their troops with basic necessities such as shoes and blankets. However, sending troops over seas proved slow and costly. Due to the lengthy distance between England and America, news of battles arrived long after they occurred, making planning very difficult for the Royal
During the phase of the Revolutionary War, Americans were determined to get rid of the hold that British Imperial Rule had on America in attempting to overthrow the power of the British military.
The British were the culprits that started this war. The fact that Britain and France were at war highly affected the start of the battle. “…the British were impressing American seaman to help fight the war against Napoleon”. They had been helping the Indians by giving them weapons and helping them “attack the frontier”, they hadn’t left our property and fort...
Historians may argue that the British lost the war more than the Colonists won it. Simply looking at the statistics of the British three to one ratio over the colonists, and their overwhelming wealth and naval power, it is virtually impossible to believe that the Americans came out victorious. During this war, the newly emerging colonists proved to the rest of the world that they were becoming an upcoming world power. Although unknown at the time, Washington would prove to be a military genius. This would benefit the colonists in many ways. The colonists, although only one-third of them were pro-war, were patriots who were willing to die for their country. The colonists had more to gain from the war then the British had to lose, thus creating more of an incentive to win. The colonists also had aid from other countries such as France and created allies that would eventually be useful in other wars. The Colonists won the war more than the British lost it because of Washington's great military skills, their patriotism and motives to triumph, and aid of foreign countries.
Americans went through a long and difficult journey before they were truly able to be free from England. Colonists in America fought in the American Revolution to terminate British rule; the battle for independence continued with the War of 1812. Although all the odds were against the Americans, they managed to be victorious in both wars by rebelling, standing up to British threat, and strategizing.
The Americans had an advantage over the British for a simple reason: they were fighting for something they wanted, rather than the British fighting to “play defense” and prevent American independence. Americans colonists wanted to become an independant nation, have a new system of self governance, claim equal rights for all citizens, and rid themselves from tyranny. The Patriots who fought in the Revolution were primarily fighting for independence from Britain, and it was that similar goal that boosted morale. As stated in the Declaration of Independence American colonists were subject to a “long train of abuses and usurpations” and it was also argued that the British tyranny forced colonists to “alter their former system of government”. Therefore, the Patriots were fighting for a cause that affected their everyday lives which inspired them even more to defeat Britain. The British was fed up with the casualties and heavy taxes to pay for the war they were fighting without cause, while the Americans would have done anything to defeat the British. The American colonists and their want to defeat the British for the rights they deserved was a crucial factor to American victory during the revolutionary
The US had then recently endured the military and pecuniary challenges that Britain and France had inflicted in the course of the Napoleonic
The task of conquering all the colonies was almost an impossible task for the British soldiers. This is because the enormous geographical size of the colonies made it impossible for the British forces to inhabit the countryside. The failure of the British forces to control the countryside made it impossible for them to protect the loyalist from patriots (Mintz & McNeil, 2013). The patriots tarred and feathered and even killed those who were loyal to the crown.
The Revolutionary War was a war between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain from 1775-1783 during the American Revolution. The American colonists fought the British in hope of freedom and separation from Great Britain. “This was the completion stage of the political American Revolution whereas the colonists had denied the rights of the Parliament of Great Britain in governing them without any representation,” ("American Revolutionary War."). The Revolutionary War consisted of many different bloody battles on American soil. The war resulted in an American victory because of many historical reasons. The factors that contributed to an American victory of the Revolutionary War are British debt, distance between America and Great Britain, war tactics, French involvement, and important battles.
I feel that the Americans have a major disadvantage in this Revolutionary War. They don’t have too many resources because of the small amount of people supporting them. For now, the Americans must with the war with what they’ve
Great Britain emerged from the Treaty of Paris triumphant; France had been chased out of most of North America and Britain had won control of the eastern third of the continent. However, while the war was a military success, its effects caused trouble for Britain and its American colonies. The war had altered the political and economic landscape, and the changes opened an ideological divide between the two peoples that caused the Colonists to question their ties to Britain. So while the French and Indian War was a success militarily for Great Britain, it brought about the beginnings of the American Revolution.
Although America did not win The War of 1812, due to the Battle of Lake Erie, they did not lose it. The war was caused by the impressment of American soldiers, blockades on American trade, and Indian slaughters on the American frontier. James Madison launched The War of 1812 so that the United States would not be taken advantage of, but by doing so, he took on an army fifty times bigger than his own. When it looked like America would lose the war, Oliver Hazard Perry turned the tables and won the deciding battle that allowed James Monroe to sign the Treaty of Ghent and bring peace to the two countries. Although the original conflicts were not solved, they dissipated over time. The War of 1812 may not have solved many problems, but it proved to American’s that they could stand together and prevail over injustice.
The American Revolution: the war for our independence. This revolution opened the door to our liberty, freedom, and basically what America is now. Most Americans have heard the stories of famous battles, important people (George Washington for instance), and everything in between. However, this was only for our side of the American Revolution and a small fraction of people have been told of Britain’s campaign of the revolution. The only thing people have been told was the Britain lost the war. What of Britain’s triumphs, strategies, and everything that happened in the span of a few years? Not many people know it, but the British struck a major blow against the Patriots in the last few years of the war. Even though the United States won the American Revolution, Britain struck a major blow against the colonists when the British successfully and brutally took the town of Charleston, South Carolina.
The French and Indian War or the Seven Years War was one of the major events that led to the American Revolution. The French and Indian War started in 1754 when George Washington and General Edward Braddock tried to defend the British land that they felt the French were taking with their expansion into the Ohio River valley. In 1755 Governor William Shirley of Massachusetts had many French settlers in the Nova Scotia region moved from that region to avoid any confrontation if these settlers sided with their home country. These people were exiled from their home and moved into British colonies in a very cruel and violent fashion. This is one of the first examples of Britain’s oppressive nature towards people they consider a threat to what they feel is the best solution. The British military effort, at this time, was not as impassioned or successful. Both George Washington and General Braddock suffered major defeats at the hands of the French and their allies, General Braddock was even killed in one of the early battles before this war was officially started. It was not until later in the war that the British were able to successfully defeat the French. The war officially began in 1756 and ended in 1763 but this war is far less important than the major event it caused. More than anything this war was the first step to the American Revolution.
During the American Revolution, the French sent about 12,000 soldiers and around 32,000 sailors to the New World to help the American war effort ("France Allied with American Colonies"). Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier otherwise known as Marquis de Lafayette was the biggest French captain that would be involved in the Revolution. Although he was important in many other important events and wars with his own country, France, his role in winning American independence gave him the most fame (“Marquis de Lafayette”). The main strategy thought of by the Continental Congress and its generals was to use French army and navy to slowly start taking out the existing British on land and at sea. George Washington thought that this one-by-one plan would eventually defeat King George’s forces in America ("American Revolution, French Alliance, Siege of Yorktown"). The first direct French military support to get to America was in July 1778. The first group was a military expedition force of 4,000 soldiers and 16 ships. They were under the command of Comte d’Estaing. The first couple attempts to mount a joint American-French military ended in failure. The failures were thought to be due to cultural differences and communication issues between the new allies ("American Revolution, French Alliance, Siege of Yorktown"). The only action of importance where the Colonists and the French fought together with success in the end was the capture of Yorktown (Perkins 1). Although the two militaries were having trouble fighting together, the French continued to send money and supplies. The year 1780 was probably the lowest point in the American struggle to win independence. The British had taken over New York, Charleston, and South Carolina. They did this all after a brief siege in May. At this point the British were also on the verge of taking over the Carolinas ("American Revolution, French
...he fact that they had no political power and were controlled by a country that was thousands of miles away from them. The American Revolution began as a conflict over political and social change, but soon developed into a dispute over personal rights and political liberty. A decade of conflicts between the British government and the Americans, starting with the Stamp Act in 1765 that eventually led to war in 1775, along with The Declaration of Independence in 1776. Americans united as one and knew that they wanted to be an independent country, have their own laws, rights, and not be colony of the Great Britain. They fought hard for their independence and people lost their lives in the process of it but in the end they succeeded. Never give up, keep fighting till the mission is accomplished just like the Americans did when they were fighting for their independence.