British - Advantages
They were well trained, equipped, and had exact orders in which they followed very closely.
They had the best navy which protected the coastlines and supply lines.
They had co - operation Loyalists and Indians to help them fight.
They had enough money to hire foreign troops from Germany also known as Hessians.
British - Disadvantages
They had a long distance from home which made soldiers less effective due to lack of sleep, home sickness, exhaustion, etc.
They never adapted their fighting style which hurt them.
They did not use Loyalists to their advantage and many times the British did not use them effectively.
They believed they could just run Americans over without any problem, this underestimation caused them to be unprepared and lose many men in some cases.
They used smoothbore muskets which took longer to load than the American guns so by the time they could get their gun loaded they would be shot.
DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A LOYALIST
The main disadvantage most believe is that they were fighting against an idea. They didn't have a real drive to win. Even though the Loyalists were committed to keeping things how they were under British rule, they didn't have as strong a reason to be on that side as the Patriots did. Also, It was dangerous to be named as a loyalist. If you were named a loyalist you had your property confiscated, feathered, killed, arrested, fined, blackmailed, whipped, abused, threatened, or jumped. Because of this the real number of loyalists were never found out. But, it was an estimated 30,000 included Indians and Blacks.
ADVANTAGES OF BEING A LOYALIST
Being well trained and having a disciplined force was a big advantage for the British. It gave the soldiers the mind set of not running from anything or towards anything. They listened to their head general and they followed the orders of what they were supposed to do. Co-operation with the Loyalists and the Indians was a big advantage as well. This co-operation of the Loyalists helped the British with supplies, helped them with gaining soldiers if they needed, and it helped with the smaller fights.
Tories were colonists loyal to the British King.
Advantages- Home Field advantage, Alliance with French, there wasn't a whole lot of advantages
Disadvantages- Outnumbered, Hated by the Indians, Blockaded by the Royal Navy, little Economy, Little supplies, spies, escaped slaves recruiting in the British Army.
Continental Army
The main advantages of the Continental Army had to do with climate and geography. It was fighting on its home ground, knew the terrain, and thus held that advantage over the British. Its commander, George Washington, also was wise enough to avoid large, pitched battles with the British after losing a couple of these types of battles early in the war. He learned from his mistakes, adapted, and chose a strategy that was more appropriate to his army, which was underequipped and poorly trained compared to the British army.
The Patriots
The Patriots had many advantages. The first one was that they believed in independence. They also defended homes and family members. They had a great advantage of knowing the base of the land and being familiar with the forests, the trails, the hills, and the coastlines.
colonists
The biggest advantage that the European colonists had over the Native Americans was immunity to the diseases that they brought with them
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