In the eighteenth century, during the American Revolutionary War, there were two opposing sides fighting against each other, the Patriots and the Loyalists. The Patriots rebelled against the British control, while the Loyalists, also known as "Tories" to the Patriots, remained loyal to the British crown. They chose to support the authority of the king rather than the power of the Parliament. Both driving forces had many golden opportunities to win the American Revolutionary War, but the Loyalists were unable to take advantage of their chances and that is why the war was won by the Americans and not the British.
The Patriots had many benefits and they knew how to take advantage of them as well. The Patriots were mainly fighting in the Revolution for political independence, cultural integrity, and for the protection of their land and property. They had the advantage of fighting on their own grounds and also had a vast militia to cover their whole territory.
Mobbing the Tories by American Patriots in 1775-76...
Emanuel Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack ...
English: The Battle of Vincennes in the American R...At the end, with the help of colonial army generals and considerable experience in the colonial the Patriot affairs proved to be formidable.
On the other hand there were the Loyalists, who believed they could win the war for England, unfortunately for them that this did not happen. From the beginning, Loyalists opposed the war because they did not want America to get its independence and depend on Britain for various needs. Although the British had the worlds best equipped and the most disciplined army, they were not as well prepared to fight compared to the Patriots army, which might have been a key factor in the British losing the war. The British were also unused to the American land, knowing this, the Patriots used it to their advantage. However, the most significant aspect was that the...