The British seemed unbeatable. During the previous 100 years, the
British had enjoyed triumph after triumph over nations as powerful as
France and Spain. At first glance, the odds were clearly against the
Americans. A closer look provides insight into how the underdogs emerged
victorious.
Britain's military was the best in the world. 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.
The answer is "chart junk".
Chartjunk alludes to every single visual component in outlines, charts and diagrams that are not important to grasp the data given on the chart, or that divert the viewer from this data. Cases or examples of unnecessary components which may be called chartjunk incorporate substantial or dull network lines, ornamented outline axes and show edges, pictures or symbols inside information diagrams, and fancy shading.
