What were the disadvantages of the Redcoats during the Revolutionary War?
2 Answers
Redcoats
Explanation:
One of the major disadvantages of the Redcoats were emotions. The redcoats were there just to fight, they had no personal stake in the Revolution. The colonists did, they were fighting for their country, their people, their land. So the colonists had a lot more to lose than the redcoats. The Redcoats were there just because they were paid to be there and fight.
Tactical doctrine as well
Explanation:
The British forces were trained and structured for 18th century linear warfare against conventional forces, in most (not all) encounters when the Continentals met the British in open warfare the British gained the upper hand - When the Continentals exploited their tactical strength through more unconventional methods the red coats tactics became a disadvantage
