Tuesday, November 3, 2009

"Liberty the American Revolution" take two

During the American Revolution, alliances made a extensive impact on both sides. The British unlike the Americans had the Germans backing them up from the gecko, helping them not only in the field but with finances as well as supplies and other necessities needed to win a war. Benjamin Franklin was a very inspiring person who had a positive effect on many people. The Americans were extremely lucky to have someone like him on there team, seeing as without his presence the chance of the French forming an alliance with them was rather slim.

From the start of the war the British solders have brought everything they got to the table and stepped up to every battle, with backing down not an option. However the fact that they not only had German solders on there side, they also gained the loyalty as well as knowledge of the of the Native Americans. Who not only knew the land exceedingly well, but also disrupted their hunting and fighting tactics that were very different from anything Britain had ever used before,which caught the Americans extremely off guard.

Having all the alliances seemed to give the British an ample lead on the Americans however having the Natives join their formation resulted with strong repercussions later on. Jay Mcraie the finance to a Britain general was brutally murdered by a remaining unknown individual, whose actions were blamed on a Native American. The fact that a Native murdered an innocent woman terrified the colonist with the thought of all the things that could possibly happen to them. This thought persuaded many Americans into joining the army offering their own lives for the protection of others.

The murdering of Jay Mcraie unfortunately for the British lead to the growth and strength of the American troops. In most remaining battles of the American Revolution the Americans used their numbers to their own advantage, having more and more of their men show up during the battle which overwhelming the other squad forcing them to retreat. After this murder took place victory for the Americans appeared to become a standard routine seeing as the Americans now out numbered the British two to one.

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