British defeat in the American Revolution

The British war with the Americans is one of the great wars through history. The war was brought about by the British desire to have America as their colonial territory while the Americans were determined to achieve self-rule. The Americans felt that they have been under oppression and time had come to liberate themselves from the oppressive colonial rule. The British on the other side were not willing to let go their oversea source of raw material for their industry and a market for their produce. The British were keen to establish their rule in the American colony. The British thus put up a well coordinated and oiled war against the Americans. Never the less, the American were determined to win the war more than the British. The Americans managed to overpower the British and eventually to defeat them because of some reasons. The Americans were favored by many factors. This paper looks at the various factors that helped the Americans defeat the British in the war that later becomes to be popularly known as the American Revolution.

Some strategic factors helped the Americans stage a more organized and coordinated war against the British army. The Americans were fighting in familiar terrain as compared to a British soldier who some had never set foot on the American soil. Fighting on a familiar ground made sure the American army could manage their transport well compared to the British. Secondly, fighting on a familiar ground made the American army plan and execute surprise attacks that left many British soldiers surprised and injured. Many a time the British troops got lost and could not trace their way back to their operational bases. They could lose critical ammunition when they got lost. On their way back to their bases, they could not manage to confront the American soldiers as required. They were thus killed in large numbers substantially reducing their population. 

Secondly, the Americans soldier could receive reinforcement easier compared to the British troops. The British faced logistical challenges in receiving support due to the long distance from Britain to America. Sometimes when their necessities were exhausted, they were forced to go for a month without before receiving new consignments. The boats used at that time could not provide materials within a short duration. Furthermore, lack of advanced communication to relay information to distant places and across the sea made there be communicated problems on the part of the British soldiers. Many times, injured soldiers could not access medical care in time hence many passed away. It had taken to long before they were replaced as communicating with the administrators in Britain to send more troops always took much time. Eventually, the British soldiers were overpowered.

The French and the Spanish participation in the war further worked to ensure the British were defeated. There existed enmity between the British and the French and Spanish people. For many years the British had been involved in a war with the Spanish and the French government over the control of oversea colonies. The conflicts had escalated and made the European nations be enemies among themselves. When the American were at war with the British, the French and Spanish government and people offered technical help as well as resources to fight the British. The French and the Spanish were hoping that once the British were defeated, they could subdivide America amongst themselves. They, therefore, provided military support to the American soldiers. The support was crucial as it enabled the Americans to stage a more organized fight against the British. 

Another important aspect that made the British loose in the war was the America spirit of not giving up. The American citizens were determined to fight the British until they gained their freedom. The general public was actively involved in providing material support and information to their soldiers to help them stage a more organized warfare against the British. The Americans were spying the British troops and relayed the information to the American soldiers thus helping them execute a well-coordinated fight. The American soldiers too were not giving up. They were committed to fighting them a war to the end. They expected nothing short of victory. They could not imagine losing to their enemies on their land. The American soldiers vowed to fight using whatever weapon available at their disposal to win the war. 

Bach in Britain, the government, was not willing to loose its key territory in America. The government provided the moral and technical support to the soldiers. The government allocated enough resources to the army and even trained more soldiers to be involved in the war. The government from time to time was strategizing on how to handle the situation best and win the battle. The British government went as far as doing away with some of its projects so as to concentrate on winning the war. The government had considered America as one of its critical overseas investments and losing it meant it had lost a major source of raw material and the market for the right manufactured by the British industries. The government was also not willing to appear weak in the face of the French and Spanish governments. For many years Britain had fought and won many battles. It did not know what it to seem that it was losing on the American fought. It wanted to continue with its record of winning.