THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Question
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Hide behind trees and cut them down when the British approach
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Hit and dip
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Shoot when you see them coming
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Guerrilla warfare
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Americans used forms of unconventional warfare, such as, raiding, hit and run incursions, surprise attacks, and sometimes ambushes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
Detailed explanation-3: -Guerrilla tactics were first used at the Battles of Lexington and Concord by the Patriots to drive the British back in 1775. At the Battle of Concord the Americans would find tactics that the British found “ungentlemanly” quite useful.
Detailed explanation-4: -George Washington suffered numerous defeats at the hands of the British. But by using guerrilla tactics, he altered the course of the American Revolution.