When the founding fathers declared war on Great Britain many thought it as a fool’s errand to go up against the greatest military power in the world, yet after 8 years of fighting and negotiating the thirteen colonies became the United States of America.
I’ve already discussed how the British lost the Revolutionary War, but here are eight main reasons I believe America won the Revolutionary War.
1. Logistics
When fighting on your home turf it is easier to supply your army than the enemy. Nathanael Greene and America’s French Allies put into motion an effective system to gather and supply their forces.
When Nathanael Greene took command of the Southern Army he split his forces so he could supply his army more easily and in doing so forced Cornwallis to overextend his supply lines.
