How Did George Washington's Involvement In The Revolutionary War

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When the American Revolution began, it did not seem likely that the colonists would be victorious in their war for freedom. After all, Great Britain had a larger, more skillful army with much more support than the colonists. In the end, however, the colonists won the war against the most powerful army in the world. Just how could this happen? Well, for one thing, the colonists were fighting for a reason, a purpose. They were willing to risk their lives so that they could have one thing, freedom. The British soldiers had nothing to fight for. They (as well as the hired mercenaries) were fighting because they were getting paid to fight. There was no passion and there was no purpose, two things which helped the colonists pull through the seemingly…show more content…
After the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, in 1778, France also became directly involved in the war, sending a fleet of soldiers to ally the colonists in battle. They did this because they heavily disliked the British, and if they could help weaken them, then they would. Like the saying goes, an enemy of an enemy is a friend. George Washington's leadership played a key part in the victory of the colonists. During the Seven Years war, he and his army weren't too successful in their battles. For his soldiers, although passionate and courageous, were unskilled, untrained, and undisciplined. Luckily, this wasn't enough for Washington to give up. Thanks to his persistence, he was able to lead an army of ragtag colonists to victory against Great Britain, the largest army in the Western hemisphere. There were a number of reasons that the colonists won the Revolutionary War. They were courageous and passionate, they had geography that the British were unfamiliar with, they gained foreign support, and they were under the command of a great and noble leader, George
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