According to author Neill Macaulay , `` he would attack Attack only when the odds were heavily in his favor-when he clearly had the advantages of surprise , cover , and superior firepower .

In addition , the well-connected East India Company had been granted Getting competitive advantages over colonial tea importers , who resented Judgment_communication the move Motion and feared additional infringement on their business .

Lacking a unified strategy ( or army ) and fighting a defensive Defending campaign , from April onwards the army lost Earnings_and_losses cohesion and its special advantages .