Advantages And Disadvantages Of The American Civil War
British POV: From the very start, the British had a huge advantage. Not only did they outnumber the American upstarts three to one, but they had a highly trained professional army of their own as opposed to the ragtag, mostly self-taught colonist soldiers, as well as the German mercenaries, American Tories, and many Indians the British employed. England’s wealth greatly exceeded that of America’s, as did its naval strength. For much of the start of the war, in fact, the Royal Navy regularly obliterated the small American ships that crossed it However, England was not as infallible as it seemed. The vigilant, resentful enemies Britain found in the Irish and French were waiting, watching for a chance to strike back. Their king, George III, was a poor leader and and overly
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America was mainly self-sufficient, and they had the advantage of fighting on their own turf, land they were much more intimately aware of than the British. The Americans were also fighting for their freedom, their way of living. They had much more to lose than the soldiers who were simply fighting battles in a land for from their home, for the sake of a king hundreds of miles away, and therefore would be much more desperate and dogged. The colonists also chose to fight in an unconventional manner, using the land to their advantage by hiding behind rock and trees and ambushing the enemy whenever they could. But the American government was feeble and ineffectual often, and the colonies were united only in the barest sense of the word. The money provided by Congress was next to worthless, and precious basic supplies were scarce. In addition, many Americans refused to join the war, some going so far as to supply the British and greatly profit off
America was mainly self-sufficient, and they had the advantage of fighting on their own turf, land they were much more intimately aware of than the British. The Americans were also fighting for their freedom, their way of living. They had much more to lose than the soldiers who were simply fighting battles in a land for from their home, for the sake of a king hundreds of miles away, and therefore would be much more desperate and dogged. The colonists also chose to fight in an unconventional manner, using the land to their advantage by hiding behind rock and trees and ambushing the enemy whenever they could. But the American government was feeble and ineffectual often, and the colonies were united only in the barest sense of the word. The money provided by Congress was next to worthless, and precious basic supplies were scarce. In addition, many Americans refused to join the war, some going so far as to supply the British and greatly profit off