Why were the Americans able to win the revolutionary war?

Answer 1

In the American Revolution the patriots, who were the people who want to break free of England. They were fighting the British army and 30,000 hessian soldiers. The Americans sighed the declaration of independence in 1776. Most people thought that the British would win because of their highly trained army and the large group of mercenary's that they hired. The British also had the best navy in the world. However, the Americans were able to defeat the British because of great leadership from general George Washington, allies, world war, and home field advantage. Because of all of this, the Americans won the war.

George Washington was one reason why the Americans won the war. Because of his outstanding leadership, he won some impossible battles and had his army retreat at the right time. The battle of long island is a prime example of when he used great judgment weather to attack and hold their ground or retreat. In this battle, the Americans had their backs to the Hudson and the British navy would be at their backs in the morning. George Washington made the decision to retreat in the dark of night some small boats transported the general and his troop including the cannons and horses. By the time, the British found out what was happening the Americans were safely on the banks of Manhattan. George Washington was a great leader for the Americans because he was a southerner fighting in a war that was mainly in New England. Because he was a southerner he had more troops coming in from the south because they felt like they had a role in the was too. Because of George Washington's great leadership, the Americans were able to win the war.

Another reason why the British lost was American allies. In the beginning of the war, the Americans didn't have allies because everyone thought they would lose. However, after the battle of Saratoga Spain and France joined us. A great example of when the allies proved essential was in the battle of York town. In that battle, the Americans needed a large navy to hold of the British ships of war because they had surrounded some British troops and they bombarded them with cannon fire until they gave up. Therefore, with the help of the French navy the Americans were able to win a very important victory. In addition, Spain and France really helped because the Americans were broke and their troops didn't have the things they needed. Even the small things like shoes the Americans didn't have until they won the battle of Saratoga and with that victory they won over France and Spain. Without these allies the British would have crushed us do o our lack of experience and money.

A third reason is the British were not only fighting in America they were also fighting were all their other colonies were to. Because if the British were just fighting the Americans they would surely lose because of the massive army the British possessed. In addition, the French were attacking Britain so the British had to recall some of his troops to help defend their own country.

The final reason was the Americans were fighting for freedom on their own land. That meant that they knew the land better than the British. Because of that, the British made bad mistakes. One of those is when John Burgoyne deicide to hack through the stretch of land that connected one of the Great Lakes with the Hudson River. That part of the land was very thick with trees it was also very swampy. So Burgoyne with in the marsh with a long line of carriages these were accompanied by the wife's and children of the soldiers, the woman and chilern were there to keep the soldiers company because the British army had to stay for the whole war. Thirty of the carriages were his own they were all filled with the luxuries of England's finest wine, silverware, and food. Because they had the carriages they were not able to just cross a river and move on, they had to build a bridge suitable for over one hundred carriages to cross. They had to build a bridge every time they encounted a river or a place impassible. They had to cross a swamp like this. They covered about a mile a day. When the British got closer to the Hudson they started sending letters that said that they were coming, and when they came out of the marsh the British were met by the Americans and defeated. However, if Burgoyne has known the territory he wouldn't have gone that way or he would have packed lightly.

Because of all these reasons, the Americans won the war of independence.

Answer 2

The United States of America won/drew the Revolutionary War with the help of France,Spain,Dutch Republic and the British (Yes the British also helped the US)

Americas 1st Army was set up during the Revoloutionary War,it was set up trained and led by British troops who had turned on their own country.

Also the Revoloutionary War "Officialy ended" with the singing of the Treaty Of Paris. British people held mass protests in Britain and demanded their King sign the Treaty Of Paris end the War and Bring their troops back home and give America back their independance,the King signed it and officialy ended the war.

Many Historians world wide have diffrent opinions on if the Revoloutionary War was a win or a draw because of the British King officialy ending the war by signing the treaty and the fact that the War was technicaly Brits VS Brits anyway.

Also the British were fighting 3 other more important Wars in other parts of the world at the same time as the Revoloutionary War,even though they were outnumberd in all 4 Wars they still went on to win those 3 other Wars,the Revoloutionary War was the least important as America was a young country with not much for the British Empire to gain,the 3 other wars they were fighting in other parts of the world had a lot to lose and a lot to gain,the troops that were fighting in America were needed elswhere.

Revolutionary WarThere were several reasons that enabled the Americans to win the Revolutionary War. The main reasons are the alliance with France and the Guerrilla Warfare of Marion's Brigade and the attack of British supply bases.

The alliance with the France supplied the colonists with weapons, fleets and soldiers greatly. The Patriots' soldiers were low- experienced and the Continental Navy were newborn army who didn't have enough fleets to defend themselves (The British ships were massive and large in numbers). Only with the support of the French, were able to put up a fight against Britain.

Marion's Brigade were a group of Patriots who used the Guerrilla Warfare strategy to fight against the British. The Guerrilla Warfare is still currently used in wars and it is a series of swift, hit & run attacks.

In the Naval War, the Patriots, rather than attacking the main forces of the British ships, attacked the supply ships and bases in the Bahamas. That caused the British navy to suffer greatly and delay their attacks.

These are the main reasons why and how the colonists of the American Revolutionary War were able to win the war.

Motivation

Patriots fought for their lives, their

property, and their political ideals.

Popular Support

Many civilians actively supported the

Revolution. Patriots used many

techniques to rally popular support.

Leadership

Rebellion broke out across the continent.

American generals learned from their

mistakes. Washington inspired loyalty and

patriotism in his troops.

Foreign allies

France supplied money and troops. France

and Spain weakened British forces by

expanding the war. The Dutch helped carry

French military supplies to the Americans.

communication and supplies

Americans fought close to home; the

militia made sure that the British could

not live off the land.

troop strength

Although Americans had fewer troops,

local militia helped swell American forces.

Altogether, 250,000 may have fought for

the Patriot cause.

Answer 3

The brithish did not win the revolutionary war, it was the colonists that did however the colonists lost many men in the process and some people think that we shouldn't have made such a huge sacrafice. In the end we won the war and became The United States of America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

One of the strategies used by the colonists in the war was a type of crude guerrilla warfare. Hid in the trees, and take out the Brits who where marching in a straight line. The colonists had the moral support, as they where fighting for their homes, and their freedom, while Britain was simply trying to maintain a colony. Also, the British soldiers did not receive high quality medical care due to the fact that most of the doctors where colonists. Another thing is that they would shoot the native americans until they were too scared to guide the British through the forest, then they would shoot the generals that were higher up on their horses until the british soldiers had nobody to command them.

Answer 5

via, the French Dutch, Austrians, Spanish, native Americans, pirates, black slaves they promised freedom but they just put 'em back in chains didn't they

Answer 6

For exactly the same reason, as America lost ths Vietnam War! Lack of public support at home.

Washington was a great leader and the Americans were smart.