TheRevolutionary

War

The SidesThe Americans• Had half as

many troops• Mostly

untrained army• Had supply

difficulties • Helped by the

French

The British• Had twice as

many troops• One of the best

trained armies in the word and the best navy

• Well supplied• Hired Hessian

Soldiers

The American Army• Around 20% of the American

armies were composed of Minute Men

• Minute Men were a quick, elite group who could be gathered in mere minutes

• The Militia was large section of the American armies

• They had been trained before the beginning of the war

• Most soldiers were untrained and needed much training to stand a chance in war

Supplies for the American Army

• Supplying the American Army was very difficult

• Not many factories to make goods

• Little faith in new American money made things difficult to buy

• Had trouble arming, clothing, feeding , and providing camping supplies for their army

• An estimated 2,500 men died from disease, hunger, and exposure at Valley Forge

• "To see the men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie upon, without shoes... without a house or hut to cover

them until those could be built, and submitting without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience which, in my opinion, can scarcely be paralleled."

- General George Washington at Valley Forge on April 21, 1778

French Help

• The French joined the War mainly to fight the British

• However they did not agree to join until there was hope America might win

• The French would help with much needed supplies of goods and men

• They would also help train the American armies

The End of the War• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmD_7e-uR3U

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