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

This study explores the lives of Southern whites, Blacks, and Native Americans who stood with the British during the American Revolution.

Challenging the traditional view that British efforts in the south 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 shows that the Crown's southern campaign failed due to the revolutionary force's violent suppre...