Why did the British think their military forces were superior to those of the Americans?
1 Answer
Because they were.
Explanation:
The British troops brought to America in the 1770s were extremely well trained and well armed soldiers and marines. Many were battle tested. The British military leadership were all highly respected officers who were well known by the Americans.
Conversely, the American soldiers were entirely militia who trained infrequently, were required to buy their own guns, who had no uniforms, and who elected their leadership.
In Massachusetts every town assembled a group of militia once a year for training on the town green. At that time they would decide who they wanted as their sergeants, lieutenants and captains. Their leadership was just as ill prepared as were they. Each colony would select certain men to be majors, colonels and generals at the state level. A few of these men actually did receive some reasonable training but it was still less than that of their British counterparts.
