what do you think the similarities are? the leadership was similar both sets of leaders were predominantly dedicated, focused, and inspiring to their men. the causes of the war were about the same both wars were waged in the name of unity, the american revolutionary war for unity of the colonies of america, and the civil war for the unity of the union.the both wars were fought on american soil.
they both fought who in both wars, americans did fight fellow americans; in the case of the american revolutionary war, patriots fought loyalists (as well as the british); in the case of the american civil war, americans from the north fought americans from the south.the duration of both wars were relatively short, less than ten years each.the outcomes of both wars are unity of our nation was the main result of both wars. the differences are the parties involved were different the american revolutionary war involved primarily two groups of people, the british and their loyal colonists (i.e. loyalists), against the american revolutionists (i.e. patriots) with the aid of some mercenaries, and to some degree, the french. the american civil war involved primarily two groups of people, the north (northern citizens, some freed slaves and some escaped slaves) and the south (southern citizens and some slaves).the weaponary was different the american revolutionary war involved rudimentary weapons which lent themselves to hand-to-hand combat and close range fighting (e.g.. swords, knives, bayonets, pistols, rifles, and cannons). the american civil war however involved far deadlier weapons. though the same weapons were used in both wars, during the american civil war, they were more advanced, easier and faster to use, much more accurate and easily repaired due to the fact that many had interchangeable parts.
the number of casualties many thousands died in the american revolutionary war, however more died in the american civil war than in all the wars america has entered into since its inception. the strategies were different during the american revolutionary war, numerous strategies were employed as each side became better acquainted with the strengths and weaknesses of the other. the patriots relied on “guerrilla” tactics, while the british seemed to hold onto the “traditional” style of fighting (all in a line, organized, easily spotted, dressed in strategy was particularly difficult for the patriots as their army was not comprised of soldiers in the traditional sense, instead it had random numbers of colonists with widely varying levels of military skills in its ranks at any one time. british strategies, though sometimes effective, were often ineffective against patriots familiar with the land and able to blend in with the scenery! during the american civil war, the north used the anaconda plan which included trying to keep the war in the south, use blockades to prevent access to from the sea, and to weaken and invade the south.
