What 3 advantages did the American colonists have over the british in the Revolutionary War?
While you might think this to be a disadvantage, we had no formal military or standing army. Often when a army is fighting on foreign soil, it has to adapt to the terrain, the type of fighting, and so forth. Nothing is ever an exact match. It takes time for a military force to adapt and re-invent itself to meet the new conditions under which it is operating. Like in the 1960's, we went to vietnam with military designed and geared for a conventional european war. It took a lot of time to adapt to a jungle, guerrilla war The Americans, not having a standing army, did not have to re-invent itself, it was fully adapted to the situation as our army was growing. Also, our doctrine and thinking was very different the european armies. In europe, if you beat the enemy on the battlefield repeatedly, and take their capital city, and most of their major cities, you have pretty much won the war. Someone forgot to tell the Americans that. We kept getting beat up, and most of our cities were taken, but we didn't know we were beat, so we kept on fighting, much to the amazement and frustration of the british. We were, honestly, to stupid to lose. If we had a professional military force, trained to think like all the other professional military forces of the time, we would have lost.
Which of the following was an advantage the colonists had over the British?
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What major advantages did the colonists have over the British during the Revolution War?
The biggest advantage was geography. There was a great distance from Britain to America. It required several months for a message an answer to make the round trip across the Atlantic Ocean. It was also very expensive to ship and supply armies across the ocean.The other geographic advantage was how spread out the colonies were across North America. British armies could capture any locations they liked. However, they could not conquer all of them at once. Their armies allowed them to occupy perhaps four or five cities at once. If they spread further than that, the Continentals could defeat them. As soon as an army left an area, it immediately moved back to Continental control.The Continentals also benefited from alliances, primarily with France and to a lesser degree Spain. Britain had militarily significant allies. It tried to recruit some slaves, some Indian tribes, some Canadians, and Tories but never got the numbers it needed.Militia: the Americans could not afford to keep huge standing armies in the field, but the Continental Army was supplemented by local militia wherever the war moved. A well armed local militia make putting soldiers in the field much more affordable.Motivation: Colonists were certain their way of life would be destroyed if Britain could tax them without restriction. Britain only saw the colonies as beneficial if the mother country could benefit financially from them. Spending more on wars and law enforcement than they could collect in taxes or trade benefits made continued prosecution of the war pointless.American Revolution Podcast
What were the advantages and disadvantages of the British and the colonists as the American Revolution began?
The British: were considered the most powerful army and navy on earth at the time. They had a ton of resources they could pour into the war. They were disadvantaged by the fact that they had to sail accross the ocean to fight the colonists. The brist were also involved with the French at the time. The colonists: were advantaged by the fact that this was their home. They knew the landscape well and were able to wage a non-convential agianst the Brits. As well the colonist had the French on their side.The French provided crucial support to the colonists via warships that kept the British busy.
What advantages did the colonies have in battling britain for their independence?
The 2 main advantages were: The colonists got considerable help from France,which paid for almost all the gunpowder they used,and sent an army and (more importantly) a fleet to America to help fight the British.It was this fleet that blockaded Cornwallis at Yorktown and forced the surrender of the last British field army in the American colonies. French involvement in the war also globalized the conflict,which meant British resources were diverted away from America to fight the French in other places. Lord North,the British Prime Minister who directed overall British policy and the overall British war effort was incompetent.There was considerable opposition,both inside and outside of Parliament in Britain, to North's treatment of the colonies and to his conduct of the war.
The British had numerous military advantages over the colonies what were they?
Larger army (population) superb navy, which the colonies did not have, great training and weapons.
During the Revolutionary War, what were the British advantages, and what were the American advantages?
The British were better trained in their army & its leaders. Years of training. They had great uniforms. The uniforms did make it easy to spot them. haha! British had more money for supplies. British had ships to garner supplies. The British paid their military. The Americans adapted their tactics to fit conditions. The British marched in line making it easy from behind trees to pick them off. The British never adapted to change in fighting. The Americans fought for freedom & had a cause. Short of supplies the Americans learned to use of materials. Americans blocked British ships from docking. American leadership like General Washington inspired troops. On paper, the British should have won but Americans have proved themself to be resourceful.
What was the major advantage that colonial forces had over the british?
The British had to sail across the ocean, and get supplies to their troops. The Americans knew the land and were close to their homes. Additionally, the British had other wars going on; their leadership was in England, not in the colonies, and had to deal with the revolution at the same time as other matters. From a tactical standpoint, the British wore bright red jackets and their way of fighting was to march out in the open to meet the enemy, forming into straight lines. The Americans used guerrilla tactics, fighting from behind cover and using ambushes. From an ideological standpoint, the British troops were ordered across the ocean to maintain control of colonies that meant nothing to the average soldier. The Americans were defending their lives, their land, and their freedom.