Analyze the Political, Diplomatic, and Military Reasons for the United States Victory in the Revolutionary War

During the Revolutionary war the United States victory was combined by many categories, diplomatic, political, and military reasons. George Washington was appointed by the Continental Congress in 1775 to be the military commander of the Continental Army to wage the Revolutionary War. In a very real way Washington was the Revolution. There are two individuals who it is hard to see how the Revolution could have succeeded. One is Washington who kept the Army in the field. The other is Franklin who succeeded in gaining French support. Although not perhaps a brilliant tactician, it is very unlikely that the Colonists would have prevailed without him. He lost most of the battles he fought, but he managed to keep an army in the field against a large professional British force, which was an amazing accomplishment. At an early stage he knew the key to victory was to maintain an army in the field and the British would eventually tire of the expense of continuing the war. He had his victories, most notably at Trenton in 1776 when it looked like the Revolution had been lost. Aided by Baron Frederich Wilhelm von Steuben, he gradually built a small professional force which at Marmouth, New Jersey (1778) proved they could stand up to crack British units. Combined with the British defeat at Saratoga, New York, the French decided to enter the War. With French assistance the British moved the War to the South were dealt a devastating defeat at Yorktown, Virginia (1781). Washington's brilliance as a military commander has been debated. He had his critics during the Revolution. What has to be born in mind is that he faced a professional military force that when supported by the Royal Navy could not be defeated with the forces he commanded.