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The Civil and Revolutionary wars had similar circumstances when it came to the 2 armies fighting The smaller side of each war had a size disadvantage against opposing forces, couldn’t fund the war and had little resources. The larger side of each war had a size advantage, produced more supplies, and had a well-organized army. One advantage that was openly used during both of these wars was home field advantage. During the war, the smaller side would use this strategy to set up attacks. One example of home field advantage during the revolutionary war was at the battles of Lexington and Concord. The Americans used a road not shown on British maps to return fire on the Redcoats and then to take back supplies. Another use of home field advantage

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