... British military leadership that made them confident of eventual victory in America. Virginia and North Carolina militia ended up facing the best troops under his command, and after about three-quarters of an hour, they broke through the American front lines, circled behind the Continental Army regulars, and finished the engagement with cavalry. British losses were just over 300, and they ... After the capture of Charleston, this is exactly what Cornwallis did. Only irregular forces and militia gave opposition to Cornwallis because he had defeated most of the southern units of the Contin...

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... , and would prove to flaw the Americans from the very beginning. The first task would be to collect men and form a credible army - the main Continental Army never reached beyond 24,000. Congress, in the early years, would promise to triple the size of their force but never did. Generals ... plenty more to draw from. Should their artillery begin to diminish it could easily be replaced as there were numerous financial resources. Continuing with the Continental Army, that which almost perished during the winters, there were more problems rather than just needing more soldiers. There was a ce...

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... In April of 1776, a number of counsels where held in the colonies to determine the measures they would take. In April 6, 1776 the continental congress prohibited the shipment of British goods to the colonies, and on April 12 of the same year, the North Carolina assembly was the first ... to empower its delegates in the continental congress to vote for independence from Britain. In the movie, Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin, a character based on different people of that time, ... but primarily Francis Marion who was accredited for inventing guerrilla warfare. Benjamin Martin is a Militi...

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... and Admiralty did not co-operate with each other to make provisioning efficient or effective. For example in 1776 Admiralty agents insisted that army suppliers be licensed and applications accompanied by exact cargo manifests. Therefore, as ships were loaded at Cork and applications made in London, ... the momentum but allowed the colonists to escape from Brooklyn to Manhattan by boat. Therefore Britain lost their best chance of destroying the Continental army, capturing Washington and winning the war.[vii] The final major military mistake by Britain was in 1777 when General Howe's pla...

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... sawmill. After working at the sawmill he became a Wagoner, a person who drove a wagonload of supplies across the mountains to the settlers. The British Army then hired him during the French and Indian War. During this time he picked up the nickname "The Old Wagoner". In the spring of 1756 after ... only received 499 lashed. Morgan always maintained that the British owed him one lash. Despite being court-marshaled, in 1757, Morgan rejoined the British Army. Several influential men recommended to the governor that Morgan be made a captain, but the only rank available was of ensign. He ac...

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... shooting the citizens. All of this propaganda has cause so much anger that the first continental congress is created from a small group of secret rebels. This small group of rebels tries to recruit an army with little success. Rumors of this army made it back to the British army. By the time the story reaches the British it has been extremely exaggerated they hear ... things like the continently army has enough supplies for a 1000 men for 100 days. In April 1775 the British army marches towards Lexigington where they meet up with a small militia group. This group tells the British that ...

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... lasted from 1775 to 1783, involved the United States, England, and France. England held the upper hand in the beginning of the war due to its strong army, navy, and experienced military planning. The continental army lost many battles due to formation fighting, lack of men and resources. Guerilla fighting quickly changed the situation, slowing the progression of the British and the amount ... war. England trained the soldiers in fighting in formation and only obeying commands direct commands from their superior officers. The Continental army did fight in formation at the beginning of th...

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... point where a total separation was needed. With the help of almost the continent of Europe, our chance of defeating the powerful, but lonely British army seemed bearable. They also received selected competent officers from foreign countries to support the patriot cause. Lafayette, Von Steuben, and De Kalb became household ... We were severely short in just about every single surface that needs to be covered to fight a war. We had literally no regular army or navy. Our militia units were made up of amateur soldiers. On top of that, they were poorly equipped. Most officers were picked fro...

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... brothers. At this time in the American Revolution only a few colonies with militias fighting against the British. Henry is pleading with Virginia to make a militia of its own and fight. In his speech he asks, "what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ... to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves, and the House?" [Henry, pg. 1] Henry is asking the Continental Congress what the British have done in the past to justify the faith Americans had in the ministry. For 10 years the colonists were treated as ... unknown, pg. 1]...

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