THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Above: Map of American Revolutionary War (click map to enlarge)

When war broke out in 1775 between America and Britain it seemed that the latter would come out a sure winner. Its well organized army and navy were matchless. There were veterans from the French and Indian wars at the lead. But America had only a motley group of untrained inexperienced conscripts. The small American navy could hardly face up to the royal British fleet consisting of nearly thousand or more ships.

Above: Picture of George Washington, first President of America