e fighting. This tenacious confidence proved to be the most effective fighting technique of the Americans. On the other hand, the British held the attitude that they were only keeping a bunch of weak farmers under control. From the British point of view, America acted as a giant trading post used to benefit England. The English stupidity combined with other disadvantages denied them even a chance of winning the war. Overall, there were many miscellaneous advantages that the Americans held. England was over 3,000 miles away from America. This meant that fresh troops, orders from superiors, money, and supplies were months away from where the battle was fought. The Americans were defending their homeland, so American or French supplies were usually near to support the revolutionary cause. Also, the British fought an offensive war, while the Americans only defended themselves. America was so undeveloped that it did not have a capital or central nerve center where the British could concentrate their attacks. As a result, the British had to conquer all of America to win the war. From the British point of view, the war must be won without the alienation of the Americans. Fortunately, this impossible task was never accomplished. In retrospect, the Americans held many advantages which propelled them to independence. French financial aid, talented leaders, strong confidence, and excellent marksmen combined perfectly for the Americans to defeat England. England, overconfident and separated by 3,000 miles of ocean did not have a chance to win the war. The advantages of America were far too great to compare them to the advantages of the British. In my mind, the British had lost the war even before it started....
