Major weakness of Britain's military

A Major Weakness of Britain's military was it's distance from America, so sending supplies and troops was very timely.

Secondly, King George had a hard time convincing the British Public to fight in the war against the Americans.

A last one for the road. Being from a far away land meant that Generals had a hard time finding strategic locations. Also meaning the soldiers that got there had a hard time with the layout of the obstacles in America.

The British seemed unbeatable. During the previous 100 years, the British had enjoyed triumph after triumph over nations as powerful as France and Spain. At first glance, the odds were clearly against the Americans. A closer look provides insight into how the underdogs emerged victorious.

Britain's military was the best in the world. Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. The British navy dominated the seas. Funds were much more easily raised by the Empire than by the Continental Congress.

Some of those funds were used to hire Hessian mercenaries to fight the Americans.

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