1. They had 15 times the population of New France
2. They had support of the Iroquois (strongest confederation of Indian tribes in America)
3. They had the strongest navy in the world
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The colonies had a few advantages over the British. First, they knew the land better. Second, they had a strong sense of patriotism; they deeply believed in the cause they were fighting for.
The advantages include: the British were fighting far from home thus orders and supplies usually took long to reach the favoring the Americans. Americans had a grand cause: fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty. The war was expensive for the British, and finally the alliance with the French gave Americans courage and a tangible.
Oh, dude, the advantages of the Battle of Yorktown were like, winning the war and gaining independence, but the disadvantages were probably all the fighting and stuff. Like, I'm pretty sure the Americans were stoked about winning, but I bet the British were bummed they lost. So, yeah, that's the deal with Yorktown.
Henry Clinton was a British military commander. he fought for the British.
The War of 1812. The British sent observers to the Confederate side during the American Civil War, but never actually got involved.