How did the american army recover after the loss of troops at savannah and charleston? a. they used ships to escape and regroup. b. they used guerrilla warfare to attack the british troops. c. they hired mercenaries from spain to do their fighting. d. they fled back up the coast to new england.

c) troops march forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.