The American Revolution war took place from 1775-1781. There are three reasons why the Americans won the war and the British lost it. The Americans got help from the French, not many Americans supported the British, and the British had problems with terrain.
During the Revolutionary War, the Americans got help from the French. The French volunteered to fight. There were many soldiers and naval officers that served full-time in the French forces, and they supported the Americans. The Americans could not have survived without the French. During the Seven Years War, the British defeated the French, which is why the French hated the British. At first, when the Americans ask for their help, the French were not interested. But after the battle on Bunker Hill which the Americans lost, but fought hard, the French got interested. They decided to help, there were about 7,000 French troops when they joined, and the French managed to get their revenge. That is one of the reasons why the British lost the Revolutionary War.
Not many Americans supported the British. The only people that supported the British were religious leaders of the Anglican Church, and people with close business connections in Britain. Americans didn't support the British because both sides were fighting each other. The British didn't support the war, because they didn't like shooting people the saw as their own countrymen. The British had the help of the Hessians.
The British had no experience in fighting against the Americans. They only had experience in Europe. So, when they were fighting against the Americans, it was a whole new world. Everything was different, the men, guns, the leaders, and the towns. Loyalists were important, but the British also had a difficult time of fighting the war while simultaneously retaining the allegiance of Loyalists.
These are the three reasons why the British lost the war. The Americans got help from the French, not many Americans supported the British, the British had problems with the fighting. The last battle ended in Yorktown in October 19th, 1781. The British surrendered. 83 Americans were killed and 258 were wounded. The Americans had won the war, and America has finally got independence.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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