Topic > How Americans Lost the Revolutionary War - 1159

The Seven Years' War had a huge impact on the help Americans received from the French. Due to French resentment towards the English after the war, the French were eager to aid the war effort by providing the Continental Army with troops, firearms, and generous financial support. The Americans also had an advantage because of the familiar terrain on which they were fighting. They knew the battlefields and used clever tracking tactics to defeat the British Army. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the help of America's tough, experienced war generals. George Washington, commander in chief, played a huge role in the American victory in the Revolutionary War. He led his generals with a natural leadership ability and provided his skillful tactics and adequate resources to lead his men to victory on the battlefield. However, the biggest influence he pushed