The American Revolution was the first war to drive each side to research and develop new medicines, weapons and battle strategies. This was the bloodiest war of its time and it drove each side to try new things. The war drove the two sides to reach the pinnacle of technological advances. The Revolutionary War was a war with many battles between the Colonials and the British to determine the freedom of the colonies. Each side had various advantages and disadvantages as well as tactics new to both sides which is why this is the war that set the technological and strategical hurdle for all wars. This war was the outcome of the harsh treatment the British empire pit on the thirteen colonies. The British taxed the colonies and made laws and acts …show more content…
While the British troops were marching towards Lexington and Concord a group of riders including Paul Revere warned the countryside. By the time the British troops arrived in Lexington on the morning April 19th group of seventy seven Minutemen were waiting for them. The Minutemen were unsuccessful in their attack and many of them were killed in this engagement. The soldiers then moved to their next location, Concord. On the way to Concord the British were attacked again and had to return back to Boston under heavy fire of thousands of Minutemen. After this event the war was started. The British began to plan stratifies and battle tactics for the year of 1777. The British had two armies stationed in America at the time, in New York and Quebec. The Lord in London agreed to the campaigns due to inferior plans, miscommunication, and quarrels between the commanders. Although, these campaigns were unsuccessful. Even though General Howe was able to take Philadelphia, the surrender at Saratoga was disastrous for the northern army. The victory at Saratoga is considered to be the turning point of the war because the French entered the war as an ally of the …show more content…
The colonist were already at a disadvantage and could not put fourth the men to charge the British army and be successful. The colonies because of there shortage in men had to make and use different tactics and battle styles to take the British. Usually the battle would depend on speed as a modern historian has written, “Speed was everything. Speed for the defending force to pour as many bullets into the attacking force as possible; speed for the attacking force to close with its adversary before it had been too severely decimated to have sufficient strength to carry the position..” . Direct situating and fast barrages clarify the noteworthiness of the commitments to the American reason for Baron Friedrich von Steuben. Joining Washington's regulars in their winter settlement at Valley Forge in February 1778, the German nobleman to some degree streamlined the British manual of arms and utilized the new manual to bore the Continental constrain tenaciously and adequately in fast stacking and terminating of the gun. He enhanced their combat zone mobility, as well. Antiquarian Douglas Southall Freeman called von Steuben the "first educator" of the American armed
The British soldiers outnumbered The American soldiers by a lot. The british had a ton of ammunition to fight. The americans had little ammunitions so that's how they new their chances of winning was very slim because the british had more supplies than they did. The Before the battle started The americans were warned that they were coming so they started preparing weeks in advance.
This historical study will define the major failures of the British strategy to divide New England from the Southern states during the Hudson Valley Campaign of 1777. General John Burgoyne’s strategy of a northerly invasion of New England was meant to control the Hudson Valley region in order to isolate the colonial forces from assistance from the south. Burgoyne’s initial victory over General Horatio Gates forces at the Battle of Freeman's Farm on September 19th, allowed him a small degree of success over the colonists. However, the ever-increasing size of the American military and the lack of British reinforcements from the south isolated Burgoyne’s forces in a defeat at the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7th. Therefore, the Saratoga
The British highly ranked, educated militia outnumbered the colonial army. At this point of the war, the patriots were lacking physical supplies and mental dignity from their previous losses. Despite their defeats, the patriots won the battle in Saratoga and this battle became the “turning point” of the Revolutionary War. What made this victory such a critical point of the war was behind the work of Kościuszko. His strategic planning in the fortification for Burgoyne’s army delayed the British and effectively allowed the army to win the victory.
The American Revolutionary War was a war fought from 1775-1783, also known as the American War of Independence, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. The colonies wanted independence and free from British rule. In order to gain their independence the colonies had to fight for it.
The Battle of Saratoga was a crucial victory for the Patriots and takes credit for the turning point of the American Revolution. The battle is considered to be the turning point of the war because “… it won for Americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory.” Even though the two battles took place on two separate occasions, both battles had a similar outcome and both contributed to the ridding of Great Britain. British General John Burgoyne, or “Gentleman Jonny”, was known for his was manners on the battlefield. In June of 1777, he moved south in hopes of taking control of the upper Hudson River valley.
The British came over to the colonies thinking that this war would be over in a couple months. Their young soldiers with their boosted morale were not ready for what was waiting. The Americans had nothing to lose and the British thought this would be like all of the other wars they have fought all over the war. Although the Colonialists have never fought before they were more experienced, tougher, and knew the land better. The guerilla tactics crippled the British.
The Battle of Yorktown and its aftermath is an excellent example of conflict and compromise in history because England's loss at the Battle of Yorktown forced them towards compromise, ending the major conflict between England and America, the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was the War of Independence for America from England. It involved many battles that could have tipped the scale towards one side or the other and a few that were complete ambushes on the enemy. It began through taxation disagreements from the colonies who felt that the taxes placed on imported goods were too high and England who believed that higher taxes were necessary in order to keep the trading posts open around the world.
The American Revolution was one of the most important wars that was fought in the history of the United States. The Patriots and the British had two different views on how things should be run in America. Many people have different opinions on why, where and how the war was started. There were a few key battles that helped to influence the outcome of the war. The outcome of the American Revolutionary War influenced the United States way of Freedom and the way the American people live today.
The American colonies established their resistance to the British royal crown, as the ministers of King George III began to impose new taxes trying to reduce debt that incurred during the French and Indian War, aka the Seven Years War (1754-1763). The American
The American Revolution of the 16th century led America and the world to a new ways of thinking. How could a small untrained milita defeat the large British Empire? The new colonies beat the British using new forms of military strategy, communication and ideas, and various acts of defiance, to win there independence. Without the cunning tactics used by the leaders of the earliest colonial militias and there perseverance, the new colonies would never have claimed independence from the grip of Britain.
There was tension, blood, and tears with the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain. This was due to the American Revolution that started in 1765 and ended in 1783. So how revolutionary was the American revolutionary war? Well, first what does revolutionary mean? Revolutionary means that things have changed dramatically.
The American Revolution was an important war that let the United States of America gain their independence. Our victory influenced different movements around the world one being the French Revolution. Without the revolution our basic rights would be different. The Magna Carta was created to limit the power of the English monarch.
Although the British proved to be triumphant in the war, they lost a lot of money and a lot of soldiers. During the course of the years, Britain wanted economic relief and turned to the colonies. After the War, amplified British taxation on the colonies ruined the relationship that they had with the colonies. The British said the taxation
In the colonial Americans, they experience the great excitement for themselves in the event that the war enabled them to a unit and defend themselves against a country that had separate beliefs that they had. The American colonies, in the beginning, had the high belief that they were not susceptible to gaining enough power to control. An idea that was highly agreeable, the colonist, though originating from Great Britain post many disadvantages. After the war, the soil had experience tons of damage that need to be repaired. King George had set a law known as the Sugar Act to help pay for the expenses on the colonial soil.
Britain was faced with a lot of debt after the war so, Britain put taxes in place for the colonist to contribute to paying off some of the war debt. This was a major change in Americas and Britain's relationship because this allowed