War of 1812: Advantages/Disadvantages & Strategies/Tactics – Flashcards
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American advantages?
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Outnumbered the British with amount of ships
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American disadvantages?
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Used personal weapons; were outnumber; limited battlefield experience; limited access to money; bad army; mostly not homeland; not prepared
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British advantages?
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Many weapons were available to them (had a supply chain available to them); outnumbered the Americans; good army;
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British disadvantages?
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Many ships were at war with France, so they were outnumbered with the amount of ships; not homeland
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British strategies/tactics?
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Not make a move until they knew what the Americans were doing; 3-part invasion of US: Chesapeake Bay, Lake Champlain, & the mouth of Mississippi River
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American strategies/tactics?
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3 attempts to invade Canada; naval offensive
