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1) patriot forces were fighting on their own territory

2) british forces were not well equipped

3) americans had a well supplied, stable and effective fighting force

4) british people strongly supported their forces fighting in the colonies

2006-11-30 08:57:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

4 answers

#1. Because the British were from England and were so far away, it took up to six weeks for news to get to England. Therefore, supplies and reinforcements were slow to reach the Colonies. Further, the colonists had learned to fight from the Indians by hiding behind trees and by using guerilla warfare tactics where the British were used to fighting in open firlds.

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2006-11-30 09:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by No one 7 · 0 0

The conventional wisdom on this question is answer 1 - the American forces were fighting in familiar territory. It certainly isn't 3 - supplying and paying the colonial army - the military term is "logistics" - were a constant problem. The British, by contrast, were superbly equipped, both on land and at sea, which eliminates 3. As the war dragged on, public support for it in Britain gradually eroded, but that was never really a factor. It can be argued that the biggest advantage the American forces had was the poor cooperation and internecine rivalries among the senior British commanders. The idea that the Americans relied primarily on guerrilla tactics is largely a myth. The significant battles of the war, e.g. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Monmouth, and most importantly Yorktown, were all set piece fights between professionally trained and led soldiers. The colonials did adapt some tactical ideas from the Native Americans, as exemplified by the units commanded by Daniel Morgan and Richard Rogers (considered by some to be "The Father of SpecWar"), but, by and large, Washington simply out generaled his British counterparts.

2006-11-30 09:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by john_holliday_1876 5 · 0 0

battling on your human being territory is the most important benefit which includes topographical comprehend how which will properly be used to one's benefit with the element of wonder and guerrila conflict, customary help among the typical public which ability severe morale of the troops and uncomplicated get perfect of entry to to provide strains even as this stuff are the completed opposite for the enemy and their provide strains are overstreched! The protecting rigidity may also bypass decrease back drawing the enemy in and destroying each and every of the plant life and water resouces alongside the way with the intention to disclaim the attacking rigidity any foodstuff resources and so on. In commonly happening conflict it really is seen that an invading military needs atleast a three:a million numerical superiority to even evaluate an invasion!

2016-11-29 23:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by korniyenko 4 · 0 0

actually the americans used guerilla warefare, and the red coats made excellent targets, therefore #1. also the british were fighting for queen and country while americans were fighting for survival.

2006-11-30 09:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by larryclay2006 3 · 0 0

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