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“The American victory owed much to Washington’s organizational talents” (Nash, p. 178). Washington held the continental army together and was like a military force that could survive over the years. He disparaged the militias’ fighting qualities and learned to use it towards war effort. The British failed to capitalize their advantages despite their vast economic and military resources. For the difficulty to supply they had to reduce moving. The British commanders also failed to adapt European battlefield tactics to their strategies. They were defeated by the American states at Yorktown and collapsed. They also had their political support eroded. American states had foreign aid, defensive war tactics, guerrilla tactics, and land. Only 13 out

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