Revolutionary War?

Question

Strengths the british had in the revolutionary war

Answer 1

Some of the strengths that the British had at the time of the American Revolution were:

1). They had a professional army. This force was well-disciplined and accustomed to fighting as a unit.

2). They had the prestige and status that went with being a long-established nation.

3). They had more money to conduct a war, and an established, stable government.

The Americans, however, had a few advantages of their own:

1). They were fighting on their own ground. They were more familiar with the terrain and its features, so you could say they had the "home court" advantage.

2). Their supply lines didn't stretch across the Atlantic. The British had to get their reinforcements from other areas of the budding British Empire, and that took time.

3). They didn't have any scruples about using unconventional battle tactics--the British were used to the European methods of fighting, and thought the Americans to be "cheating" by using such methods as ambush and firing from behind trees which they'd learned from the Native Americans.

Answer 2

They had the financial and military power. They also had the training and the resources otherwise. Of course, they were also a little cocky and thought of the Colonists as rubes. They underestimated their opponents who knew enough to bring in help from the French(who probably wouldn't lift a finger today).

Answer 3

Numbers, commanders, experience - pretty much everything except guerrilla tactics.

Answer 4

military logistical and, financial superiority.