Essay On Why Did The Americans Win The Revolutionary War
The way I see it the Americans won the Revolution and the British lost a colonial war for independence.
At the beginning of the war, there was not a regular American army like we have today, just a militia made up of civilians, most of which were farmers. So naturally, they were not used to the long battles with the British Regulars. As a result thousands quit.
What signaled the beginning of the American Revolution was the first battle on April 19, 1775 at Lexington. General Gage was in charge of the British troops that were in Boston. He learned that the colonists had hidden a large amount of weapons in Concord. They had planned on a surprise attack but the two sons of liberty, Paul Revere and William Dawns, warned General Washington of the impending British attack.
When the Americans defeated the British at Saratoga it ended the British's plan to separate New England …show more content…
The British were fighting against the Dutch to stop their trade with the Americans. Another reason why the British lost this colonial war for independence is the British had to bring troops and all of their supplies across a wide ocean. Also the British public had stopped supporting the long and costly war against the Americans. And the British military leader General William Howe was very difficult to understand. At times, he was a good commander and a brave man. At other times, he stayed in the safety of the cities, instead of leading his men to fight. Soon the lead part of General went to a man named General John Burgoyne. His plan was to capture the Hudson River Valley in New York State and separate New England from the other colonies. General Burgoyne had expected help from General William Howe, and not surprisingly he did not receive it. This resulted in General John Burgoyne surrendering at the town of
At the beginning of the war, there was not a regular American army like we have today, just a militia made up of civilians, most of which were farmers. So naturally, they were not used to the long battles with the British Regulars. As a result thousands quit.
What signaled the beginning of the American Revolution was the first battle on April 19, 1775 at Lexington. General Gage was in charge of the British troops that were in Boston. He learned that the colonists had hidden a large amount of weapons in Concord. They had planned on a surprise attack but the two sons of liberty, Paul Revere and William Dawns, warned General Washington of the impending British attack.
When the Americans defeated the British at Saratoga it ended the British's plan to separate New England …show more content…
The British were fighting against the Dutch to stop their trade with the Americans. Another reason why the British lost this colonial war for independence is the British had to bring troops and all of their supplies across a wide ocean. Also the British public had stopped supporting the long and costly war against the Americans. And the British military leader General William Howe was very difficult to understand. At times, he was a good commander and a brave man. At other times, he stayed in the safety of the cities, instead of leading his men to fight. Soon the lead part of General went to a man named General John Burgoyne. His plan was to capture the Hudson River Valley in New York State and separate New England from the other colonies. General Burgoyne had expected help from General William Howe, and not surprisingly he did not receive it. This resulted in General John Burgoyne surrendering at the town of