The Patriots were the underdogs, no one expected the small Patriot army to beat the massive, powerful British army. How did they beat such a big army who had more than double the amount of soldiers as the Patriots? It was because the Patriots had strengths while the British army had weaknesses. The British did have stronger troops, better supplies, and a larger army. However they were thousands of miles away from their supplies, and their leader they also had no allies to help them along the way.

The Patriots had advantages that the British army lacked. The three most important reasons were the Patriots had a great leader, foreign allies and communication and supplies. The Patriot leader, George Washington was in battle with them so instead