Which of the following was/were the reasons for the defeat of the British during the American War of Independence?

1) The remoteness of the American Continent and the lack of good roads

2) The British authorities failed to rally the loyalist Americans

3) The Americans benefited from the extraordinary military leadership of George Washington

4) The Americans had access to superior arms and ammunition

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The correct answer is option 4, i.e 1, 2 and 3.

The reasons for the defeat of the British during the American War of Independence are as follows:

• A lot of people said "A ragtag army made up of farmers was able to beat the greatest military in the world".
• That the Americans were able to use superior leadership under George Washington, guerrilla tactics and strategy to beat the better supplied British troops who just walked into the open without a strategy and got mowed down by rifle fire from the trees in the distance. Hence statement 3 is correct.
• All of the major American victories were fought in the conventional style (guerrilla tactics) of battle at that time. because the Americans had no access to superior arms and ammunition. Hence statement 4 is incorrect.
• The British were more experienced and arguably more skilled in guerrilla-style warfare, as were many of their Native American allies but the British authorities failed to rally the loyalist Americans. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• The remoteness of the American Continent and the lack of good roads because the British were not the greatest military in the world but they had the greatest navy. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• Fighting on so many fronts proved a challenge, which meant that since the British were defended so much against multiple enemies.