The Military Conflict of the Revolutionary War During the Revolutionary War, the British and the Americans both had a variety of goals that they wanted to accomplish and implemented a wide range of tactics and strategies in attempt to achieve each of their goals. Although there were a few times during the war where the British probably should have won, ultimately, the Americans triumphed and were able to establish the United States as an independent nation. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are considered to be the first battles of the Revolutionary War (Brinkley 128). The British goals in these battles were to take Sam Adams and John Hancock captive as well as steal gunpowder at Concord, but spies such as Paul Revere warned the colonists
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In the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British troops attempted to go up Breed’s Hill, a strategically important spot for the Patriots because of the view of Boston it provided, and the British were driven away by the Americans three different times before capturing the hill (Funderburg). Later, on March 17, 1776, which is now known as Evacuation Day, the Patriots used the strategy of surrounding Boston, an area where the British could not strategically defend themselves and were forced out of the city. In North Carolina, American troops defeated a group of Loyalists, foiling the British goal and strategy of invading and obtaining aid from the southern colonies. Around the same time, the Americans employed another tactic: invading Canada in effort to gain their support by forcing the British troops out of Canada. The invasion of Canada was unsuccessful, and a new phase of the war began (Brinkley …show more content…
The English tried to gain American support through the southern colonies, who the British thought were more loyal than others, but this tactic was completely unsuccessful (Brinkley 142). In the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Greene’s strategy of grouping American troops into small, quick groups of soldiers confused Cornwallis; the British won the battle but with great casualties (Brinkley 144). At Yorktown, the Americans as well as a few French surrounded Cornwallis, causing him to surrender and bringing the fighting to a close. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the Revolution
In the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British troops attempted to go up Breed’s Hill, a strategically important spot for the Patriots because of the view of Boston it provided, and the British were driven away by the Americans three different times before capturing the hill (Funderburg). Later, on March 17, 1776, which is now known as Evacuation Day, the Patriots used the strategy of surrounding Boston, an area where the British could not strategically defend themselves and were forced out of the city. In North Carolina, American troops defeated a group of Loyalists, foiling the British goal and strategy of invading and obtaining aid from the southern colonies. Around the same time, the Americans employed another tactic: invading Canada in effort to gain their support by forcing the British troops out of Canada. The invasion of Canada was unsuccessful, and a new phase of the war began (Brinkley …show more content…
The English tried to gain American support through the southern colonies, who the British thought were more loyal than others, but this tactic was completely unsuccessful (Brinkley 142). In the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Greene’s strategy of grouping American troops into small, quick groups of soldiers confused Cornwallis; the British won the battle but with great casualties (Brinkley 144). At Yorktown, the Americans as well as a few French surrounded Cornwallis, causing him to surrender and bringing the fighting to a close. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the Revolution