How did Britain lose the American Revolution? | Animated History

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American: Dump teas into the ocean. British: Morale drop by 80%.

There is a good reason why nobody wanted to support Britain: after the Seven Years' War, Britain emerged victorious, but it not only alienated its enemies France, Spain, Russia, and Austria, it also alienated its ally Prussia. Thus, by the time of Revolution, most of the world did not want to see Britain win a second war, and so either stayed neutral or gave support to the Patriots.

"How did Britain lose the American Revolution?" Because of Mel Gibson, watch the Patriot! ducking from stones thrown by angry historians

The enormous difficulty of moving troops across the ocean during the age of sail was a major factor.

France: "Well we sure showed the Brits what for in that Revolution business. Thank god that could never happen here. Right guys?"

The Brits lost America for the same reason the US lost Vietnam or Soviets lost Afghanistan. They got tired of fighting the war. After years of casualties, and increasing taxes with no end in sight, the cost of victory becomes too high to pay.

Our good friend Benedict Arnold is our good friend no more - oversimplified

When British Immigrant won against Original British

Wait, they LOST?!

"American's used sneak attacks to win the war" Laugh's in Vietnamese

england 1776: “we shall rule the word” england now: “anyone got a ciggy mate”

Did anyone get confused with the ironside opening and think they accidentally clicked on a isorrow video

USA: Hey France can u help a brotha out? France: Busy USA: You get to kill Brits France: Hold my beer...

when i saw the intro i was like is this isp

From a retired history professor, solid job, friends! One of the most overlooked aspects of the American colonists' victory was the strategy adopted in the southern colonies, in addition to the mistaken notion that capturing Philadelphia (as the American capital) would cause the rebellion to collapse. Due to time constraints (at least I would suspect), Benedict Arnold wasn't given much spotlight here as an American commander. His story was quite interesting, though. He played prominent roles in early American battles, including the victory at Saratoga. Why he "turned coat" was fairly straightforward: he felt he wasn't receiving his due from his superiors in the American military. In fairness, his thinly veiled contempt for his superior officers didn't help him. Again, overall a quite accurate picture of the Revolutionary war and the reasons for American victory. Have a nice day, and a better one tomorrow!

Awesome video. As an Englishman, I have to say I'm impressed at how balanced this is. Mentioning obvious questions and pointing out errors usually brought up as fact. Great stuff.

Americans: Britain lost to untrained farmers from only America Spanish, French and Dutch: Am I a joke to you

Netherlands: Look, all we wanted to do was Protect the Patriot cause! France: Oh really? Netherlands: Yes really. France: You sure you didn't just fancy kicking some British arse? That's why we were there. Spain: That's what rather appealed to us too.

"There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America." ---- Otto Von Bismarck