The initial British plan to win the war against the American colonists was proposed by General Howe, who took control of the British forces after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British would march north up the Hudson River Valley and join forces with the British army moving south out of Montreal. This would isolate New England from the rest of the colonies and with the support of the British navy, Massachusetts could be invaded and subdued from the West. If the Americans did not surrender, the British army would then turn south through New York. The British also relied on help from foreign mercenaries, Hessians, to win the war. These were professional soldiers hired to fight in the colonies. In the South, the British also expected help from the large number of Loyalists in that area. MrV
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the British used the standard tactics used on the battlefields of Europe; large formations of men lined up 3 deep with roughly 6 inches of air between the. After the opening shots on Lexington Green on the morning of April 19th, 1775, the American Militia swarmed to the area and attacked the British by using the cover of trees and stonewalls. Again at Bunker Hill the British attacked the Americans in close order.
By the time the British Army invaded New York City in 1776, they had changed to a slightly different fighting style. They now started forming their battle lines with no less than 18 inches between men. Commanders had the ability to stretch their men's formations up to 10 yards and beyond. This was all done to defeat the American Guerilla style of combat of fighting behind cover. Generally speaking, where ever the British attacked, the Americans ran.
it became such a problem that almost immediately the Americans began to train to fight in the European style with the men shoulder to shoulder. it was this style of fighting that the Americans beat the British with when they won the few battles of the Revolution
One of the strategies in the war for the British was to cut off New England off from therest of the colonies because it was one of the most important places for the government.
The methods that were used to protest British mercantile polices before the revolutionary war included resolutions through the House of Burgesses, activism such as the Liberty Pole, and through other Coercive Acts.
the American colonists won the American Revolution
well,they were much more familiar with the land they were fighting the british on,and successfully used guerrilla tactics.this involved a hit-and-run strategy,instead of head-to-head battle.
Americans: Stop an invading army
British: divide and conquer
(i'm not quite sure what my teacher meant by this)
the British strategy was an overall plan of action. first they would seize the Hudson River so they could then cut off new England from the other states.
The strategy called for three armies to meet at Albany, New York.
The Revolutionary War. The British are coming were said when it was noted that the British were close to docking in the harbors during the Revolutionary War in the United States.
the British
It is true that if the British had accepted the Olive Branch Petition then the Revolutionary War might have been averted. This petition was offered in 1775.
the british are coming
Edmund Burke
they tried to kill the colonists by using guns and shooting
During the American Revolutionary War, the American patriot, Francis Marion was a hero in his tactics against the British in the Southeast part of the 13 colonies. He was elusive and the British could simply not stop his successful raids against them.
Gorilla warfare, and very smart military tactics.
The American rebels during the revolutionary war adopted guerilla warfare tactics against the British.
they lost some of their soldiers.
Regular supplies Experience with guerilla-style tactics Knowledge of terrain Help from France
Thomas Sumter
The British employed German mercenaries to help win the Revolutionary War. They also believed that they were capable of dispatching of the colonists, however they were unprepared for the guerrilla warfare tactics the colonists used.
The British employed German mercenaries to help win the Revolutionary War. They also believed that they were capable of dispatching of the colonists, however they were unprepared for the guerrilla warfare tactics the colonists used.
The British employed German mercenaries to help win the Revolutionary War. They also believed that they were capable of dispatching of the colonists, however they were unprepared for the guerrilla warfare tactics the colonists used.
some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
The Revolutionary War