Great Britain was more of an ally to the South during the Civil War. The British hoped the South would win giving England more of chance to import large quantities of cotton.
to put cam newton on the washington redskins
British thought the southerners wanted to join the british
they took a dump in the ocean
George Washington thought the best strategy for winning the Revolutionary War was to used sneak attacks and guerrilla warfare.
William Pitt concentrated British soldiers in the colonies
The British southern strategy ultimately failed for several reasons. For example, General Henry Clinton upset many people in the south who might have been loyal to the crown.
to force the Middle and Southern colonies to surrender.
to force the Middle and Southern colonies to surrender.
David K. Wilson has written: 'The southern strategy' -- subject(s): British forces, Campaigns, History, Strategy
During the American Revolution, the British "southern strategy" was devised as an alternative to their failed campaigns in central and northern America during the wars first three years. From 1778-1781, the British focused their efforts on occupying the more loyalist-tending southern American colonies and doing damage to the patriot cause from their. This strategy failed, with its dramatic conclusion coming at Yorktown in 1781 with a decisive patriot victory.
The British decided to shift their attention towards the southern colonies. Lee left the British camp to join the Polish Army which enabled him to attain the rank of a General.
what misguided strategy caused lord william howe and the british to fail
During 1812-1813 the British took up a defensive strategy, however after Napoleon's defeat the British chose a more aggressive strategy.
Do as you are told by the British.
During the American Revolutionary War, a major reason for Britain's shift-of-focus to the southern colonies in the latter half of the war was the lack of success of their northern strategy. Having been soundly defeated at Saratoga in late 1777, the British decided to turn to the seemingly more Loyalistic southern colonies as a potential weakness in the American front.
The British southern strategy ultimately failed for several reasons. For example, General Henry Clinton upset many people in the south who might have been loyal to the crown.
The main southern strategy was to defeat the attacking Union forces and force the northern states to negotiate.Later in the war, a slightly altered strategy was to take a major northern city (Washington, Baltimore, or even Philadelphia) to force the north to negotiate terms favorable to the south. This led to the Battle of Gettysburg.After the losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the south had no real strategy for victory. The strategy seems to have turned to inflicting as much cost on the Yankees as possible.