The Seven Disadvantages Faced by the British Army and Navy They were not at home. The Americans were able to enlist the aid of F
rance and Spain. They had as many as six different armies fighting in different locations at any one time. They were slow to adapt to the type of fighting they were forced to do in the wilderness. They were unable to use their alliances with the Indians to their advantage. Their commanders were independent of each other and had no central command on this side of the Atlantic. Which answer best completes the previous list?
One major problem faced by the British army fighting against the colonists is the same problem any army fighting far from home faces: long supply lines. To keep regular supplies - weapons, ammunition, other necessary stuff - to the British army on American soil was expensive, complicated and it took much time .
