The British army lined there solders up in long battle lines to make there muskets more useful. (See 18th Century Combat) The commanders would take position behind there lines, this made them open to sniper attacks by the American Militia. They wore red regimentals and often depending on the unit a type of hat.

The British had great discipline and were able to use this to there advantage. Discipline on the battle field allowed the ability to maintain order and the ability to shift ranks around to force the Americans away. The British were able to use all there weapons to there advantage, most notably the Bayonet. Weapons of The American Revolution (Scroll to the Bottom to See Bayonet)

The British had ample amount of supplies for there soldiers in the field and were able to secure most of the port cities, such
as New York and Yorktown.

The American Army liked to use the British’s way of fighting to there advantages. They would use the terrain such as hiding in tall grass and behind trees, (Lexington & Concord) or by digging ditches. Because of these obstacles the British army would sometimes take heavy losses and yet still win the battle because of the little supplies and training that the Americans had (Bunker's Hill).

Hiding behind the terrain, although effective in the beginning of the war was effective the war could not be won like that. There are many battles that were fought that both the Americans and the British faced each other in ranks. (Saratoga) And even when hiding behind obstacles the Americans tried to maintain the ranks.

The American regimentals were blue although because of poor supplies they would wear hunting frocks or just plain waistcoats. This also depended upon what part of the army they were in. If they were in the infantry they would have access to the regimentals, if they were in the Citizen Militia they would wear what ever they had available.