USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One major disadvantage or weakness of the British army was that it was fighting in a distant land. Great Britain had to ship soldiers and supplies across the Atlantic, which was very costly, in order to fight the Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-2: -As well as the advantages, the British army had disadvantages. One of their disadvantages was that they fought from home, which made them have poor communication with their leaders. The British had a hard job; they needed to make the Americans to give up their claims of independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. The British navy dominated the seas. Funds were much more easily raised by the Empire than by the Continental Congress. Some of those funds were used to hire Hessian mercenaries to fight the Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Continental Army also faced many disadvantages, such as a constant shortage of money, weapons, gun powder, food, clothing and medicine.