Colonials
The American Colonists had many advantages in the America Revolutionary War over the British who fought the war far from their home. Military orders, new solider, and supplies would take months to reach the colonies. Even though the British occupied every major city, the geography provided a major problem during the war. The British military had difficulty trying to fight the colonist in very unconventional warfare tactics. Having to fight in the woods rather than open fields and trying to adjust to hit and run tactics as opposed to traditional straight line and bayonet fighting was a major disadvantage for the British army. Chancing a rag tag group of people through the countryside made it almost impossible to persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence.
The longer the war continued, the stronger and better organized the colonists became and the more they wanted to win their independence from the British. “Americans had a grand cause; fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty”. American colonists were inexperienced, but proved surprisingly competent in waging war against one of the world’s strongest military.
The longer the war continued, the stronger and better organized the colonists became and the more they wanted to win their independence from the British. “Americans had a grand cause; fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty”. American colonists were inexperienced, but proved surprisingly competent in waging war against one of the world’s strongest military.
- 45% of colonists fully supported the war
- 80,000 Colonial soldiers served at the height of the war
- 8,000 Revolutionary Soldiers died from wounds inflicted during battle
- 17,000 Revolutionary Soldiers died from disease during the war