Three Peoples, One King: Loyalists, Indians, and Slaves in the American Revolutionary South, 1775-1782 - Paperback

by Jim Piecuch (Author)

Three Peoples, One King explores the contributions and conjoined fates of Loyalists, Indians, and slaves who stood with the British Empire in the Deep South colonies during the American Revolution. Challenging the traditional view that British efforts to regain control of the southern colonies were undermined by a lack of local support, Jim Piecuch demonstrates the breadth of loyal assistance provided by these three groups in South Carolina, Georgia, and East and West Florida. Piecuch attributes the ultimate failure of the Crown's southern campaign to the ruthless program of violent suppression of Loyalist forces carried out by the revolutionaries and Britain's inability to capitalize fully on the support available. In the process of revisiting some cherished opinions respecting the Revolution, Piecuch provides a compelling alternative to long-held notions of heroism and villainy in America's war for independence.

Front Jacket

A comprehensive study of the wartime roles and fates of three groups who stood with Britain against colonial rebels

Back Jacket

A comprehensive study of the wartime roles and fates of three groups who stood with Britain against colonial rebels

Author Biography

Jim Piecuch is an associate professor of history at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, the author of The Battle of Camden: A Documentary History, and the coeditor of General Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution in the South.