The Patriots employed a combination of guerrilla tactics and conventional warfare to defeat the British. They utilized their knowledge of the local terrain to launch surprise attacks, ambushes, and hit-and-run tactics, which exploited the British forces' reliance on traditional military formations. Additionally, the Patriots fostered strong alliances, such as with the French, which provided essential support in terms of troops and resources. This multifaceted approach allowed them to wear down British forces and ultimately secure independence.
During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.
The Battle of Yorktown was the big defeat. The American forces and managed to corner the British Army on a peninsula. The French Navy prevented the British Navy from being able to rescue them. The results was the surrender of the British.
The British even though they were the superior force they didn't know the landscape. The American militia helped to stop the British by ambushing them and making sure the British couldn't live off the land. In the battle of Yorktown the patriots managed to trap the British on a peninsula.
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The key event that led to the Patriots' defeat of the British at Yorktown was the naval battle that preceded it. In the Battle of the Chesapeake, a French navy met, defeated, and drove off the English fleet that was attempting to cover and supply the British army on land at Yorktown. With the British now trapped in their positions without hope of being supplied, the victory at Yorktown was all but assured.
The Patriots used Guerrilla Warfare to defeat the British at Yorktown.
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France helped George Washington defeat the British at Yorktown.
The patriots were going to trap the British and corner them in Yorktown.
The Patriots had some help from the French. This caused the Patriots to have more people to help them.
I believe the most important factor was their foreign help, from Spain and France. Without the help, the Patriots wouldn't have stood too much of a chance.
Not to make you feel stupid but the Patriots and British were the Revolutionary War and the North and South was the Civil War, which are you talking about?
so they could get freedom and independence
Not to make you feel stupid but the Patriots and British were the Revolutionary War and the North and South was the Civil War, which are you talking about?
Not to make you feel stupid but the Patriots and British were the Revolutionary War and the North and South was the Civil War, which are you talking about?
The use of nontraditional military tactics helped the patriots defeat the British. The British were not accustomed to the guerrilla tactics and were taken by surprise.
During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.