The causes, conflicts and consequences of the American Revolutionary War are covered in great detail in this 116-page special magazine. . THE ORIGINS OF THE WAR Discover how the earliest notions of colonial self-governance brought events in the Thirteen Colonies to crisis point. . THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR Despite the popular image of arrogant redcoats waging an outmoded war against crack guerrillas, the British Army in North America was a highly professional body that could strike hard and fast. . THE PATRIOT ARMY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR Forced to rely on the volunteer militia, General George Washington fought to build a fully professional regular army. . THE END OF THE WAR Cornwallis flees through Virginia and a series of tactical blunders bring the whole war down around his ears at Yorktown.
