Economic, Political And Military Conflict During The Revolutionary War

War is always a last resort, a hail-mary if you will. America has seen its share of battles and conflicts, but the most famous and possibly the most important was the Revolutionary War. The military conflict during this war through the use of tactics and goals brought about economic, political, and social repercussions for both the colonists and the British. The colonists would find out that the goals they wanted to obtain would take more than determination and will. They soon realized they needed a leader and a militia soon after the first battle of the war, Lexington and Concord, took place (Pg.127). British marched to Concord to seize gunpowder and to detain Hancock and Adams. This failed miserably. Both Adams and Hancock escaped and not much gunpowder was seized. The American’s had
Soon after the first battle George Washington would be appointed commander in chief of the Continental army (Pg. 135) by the Second Continental Congress. They were now the function government for the colonies. Washington quickly realized traditional methods, which he preferred, would not win him the war. He was out manned and out skilled in every category. For the colonies to defeat the red coats they would have to be as defensive as possible. The type of fighting he commanded was coined the term “War of Posts”. Basically the militia would fight from fort to fort and never fight the British head up. This tactic proved useful even when they lost due to the casualty differences such as the Lexington and Concord (Pg. 127) and Bunker Hill (Pg. 137). This