Why America Defeated The British

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The Top Ten Reasons Why Americans Defeated the British In the American Revolution Name Course Title Professor’s Name Date The Top Ten Reasons Why Americans Defeated the British In the American Revolution My top ten reasons why the Americans were able to defeat the British in the American Revolution: 10. A lack of sufficient reserve supplies. 9. Cautious generalship. 8. Insufficient transportation. 7. Widespread corruption. 6. A lack of a coherent strategy to maximize support of British loyalists. 5. Guerilla warfare. 4. A lack of host nation support. 3. A lack of detailed logistics planning. 2. A support system which was pressured by overseas conflicts. (Tokar, n.d.) And the number one reason why Americans were able to defeat the British in the American Revolution: 1. We were just better at it. My choices were based on an article by Major John A. Tokar titled Logistics and the British Defeat in the Revolutionary War. Major John A. Tokar is the Support Operations Officer for the 24th Corps Support Group, Fort Stewart, Georgia and a graduate of the Quartermaster Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the School of Advanced Military Studies. I figured he must know what he is talking about when it came to warfare. Having a lack of sufficient reserve supplies is going to cause problems with any army. If a battalion doesn’t have what it needs to fight, then they have to come up with other strategies, which many times, simply don’t work. And having cautious generals is not a good thing when fighting a war. We had generals like George Washington who wasn’t afraid to get out there and get the job done. Also, insufficient transportation is going to cause problems if battalions can’t get where they need to go. And the widespread
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