Discuss the outbreak of the American Revolution and the military strategies that enabled Washington's army to endure and eventually succeed.

During the earliest stages of the war, Washington's army
had to focus mainly on survival and gathering the necessary supplies and trying to train
and learn how to fight as an army.  The British were the dominant military force in the
world and standing up to them in open battle was almost always resulting in losses for
the Colonial army.  This led to the reliance on some bold strokes and luck in actions
like the crossing of the Delaware.

As the war progressed
and particularly after the French began to support the Colonial efforts, Washington's
army grew in their ability to compete with the British openly and they had the time and
money necessary to complete more vigorous training, etc.  The ability of the Americans
to move away from the ocean, because they were tied to coastal supply lines, prevented
the British from chasing them because British supply lines were always tied to ports and
the ocean.