Sunday, April 24, 2011

Why The British Lost the Revolutionary War


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Why did the British lose the Revolutionary War?

5 MAJOR FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRITISH LOSS:

1. American's had the "home-field advantage"
- Americans knew the landscape and used it to their advantage
- British were inexperienced in fighting on American terrain and didn't adapt well

2. The British were fighting far from home

- British had long supply lines that were a detriment to the military cause
- Difficult to receive instructions from motherland and to coordinate military strategy

3. French intervention on the side of the Americans

- Supported American army with more manpower, money, and experienced officers
- Made the conflict into a world war for the British, with dire political consequences
- Gave Americans a fleet, which would eventually play a huge role at Yorktown in 1781

4. British military blunders and inadequacies

- refused to to adapt their model of traditional warfare to best fight the Americans
- British commanders were egotistic and did not communicate well

5. American Patriotism

- Americans were fighting for a cause that they believed to be just and were determined
- British were not emotionally attached to the conflict and were not as motivated


ALL OF THESE FACTORS COMBINED TO RESULT IN THE BRITISH LOSS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!!!!!

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for this article! It helped me out in my US History course!

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  2. It's a shame it got out of hand. We just got greedy. Wish it hadn't happened.
    Glad we're allies now. Now our enemies are cowards. While their countries are dust.

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