The British, for their part, lacked both a unified command and a clear strategy for winning. With the use of the Royal Navy, the British were able to capture coastal cities, but control of the countryside eluded them. A British sortie from Canada in 1777 ended with the disastrous surrender of a British army at Saratoga. With the coming in 1777 of General von Steuben, the training and discipline along Prussian lines began, and the Continental Army began to evolve into a modern force. France and Spain then entered the war against Great Britain as Allies of the U.S., ending its naval advantage and escalating the conflict into a world war. The Netherlands later joined France, and the British were outnumbered on land and sea in a world war, as they had no major allies apart from Indian tribes, Loyalists and Hessians.
the british for their part lacked both a unified command and a clear strategy for winning with the use of the royal navy the british were able to capture coastal cities but control of the countryside eluded them a british sortie from canada in 1777 ended with the disastrous surrender of a british army at saratoga with the coming in 1777 of general von steuben the training and discipline along prussian lines began and the continental army began to evolve into a modern force france and spain then entered the war against great britain as allies of the us ending its naval advantage and escalating the conflict into a world war the netherlands later joined france and the british were outnumbered on land and sea in a world war as they had no major allies apart from indian tribes loyalists and hessians