Which of the following is the most important reason that Washington believes the Patriot forces are about to be defeated?

Washington’s concern was that many Continental soldiers had enlisted for only a short time, so their service terms were about to expire. As troops left, the Patriot army would lose the numbers it needed to keep fighting. That makes the short enlistment policy the strongest reason, rather than a weakness in British strategy or the British army’s sneakiness.

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