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The British had to journey across the Atlantic Ocean in order to fight while the revolutionaries were fighting on their home ground. Also after the defeat of General Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777 the French intervened on the side of the Americans, this meant that the British had to fight a war on multiple fronts, in America, the Caribbean and Europe. The 13 colonies were no longer the main focus of British attention. The war had popular support among Americans but was very unpopular in Britain.

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