Limitations of British military resources Flashcards
STRENGTHS OF MILITARY RESOURCES:
How many did Britain have in their army?
Americans had to build an army from ______.
48,000
scratch
how many German soldiers did Britain hire
18,000
What % of Americans were loyalists?
how many loyalists had joined the British army by 1783
20-25%
20,000
who did Britain also have the support of?
Native Americans
Britain had the ______ navy in the world, at ___ ships.
Did the americans have a navy at the start of the war?
largest, 340
no
Where did Britain have bases to launch attacks from? (3)
Canada, Newfoundland, West Indies
WEAKNESSES:
How long was the delay in comms, reinforcements, and supplies
therefore, what were the British too dependent on?
2 months
generals in the field
How many sq/km was the land that they were fighting on?
what was its population?
- 1m sq/km
2. 5m
therefore, it had a ________ population, _____ distances and ______ terrain.
scattered, vast, rough
what did Britain not have to capture and end war?
A particular ‘nerve centre’
what were the 3 generals divided on?
what did they all assume?
strategy
Americans would capitulate immediately
when was the army last tested before 1776?
what had the navy also not been since this time?
therefore, Britain was largely ________ for war.
1763
Run down
unprepared
What was the issue with British war methods?
why did the Americans have a higher morale
Unlikely to win people over
They were fighting for their homes
