Why The British Lost the Revolutionary War

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Why did the British lose the Revolutionary War?

5 MAJOR FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRITISH LOSS:

1. American's had the "home-field advantage"

- Americans knew the landscape and used it to their advantage

- British were inexperienced in fighting on American terrain and didn't adapt well

2. The British were fighting far from home

- British had long supply lines that were a detriment to the military cause

- Difficult to receive instructions from motherland and to coordinate military strategy

3. French intervention on the side of the Americans

- Supported American army with more manpower, money, and experienced officers

- Made the conflict into a world war for the British, with dire political consequences

- Gave Americans a fleet, which would eventually play a huge role at Yorktown in 1781

4. British military blunders and inadequacies

- refused to to adapt their model of traditional warfare to best fight the Americans

- British commanders were egotistic and did not communicate well

5. American Patriotism

- Americans were fighting for a cause that they believed to be just and were determined

- British were not emotionally attached to the conflict and were not as motivated

ALL OF THESE FACTORS COMBINED TO RESULT IN THE BRITISH LOSS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR!!!!!