The southern strategy
Subtitle: Britain's conquest of South Carolina and Georgia, 1775-1780
By: David K. Wilson.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: Strategy -- History -- 18th century.; Southern States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- British forces.; South Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.; Georgia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
Description: "David K. Wilson closely examines battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to construct a comprehensive military history of the American Revolution in the South through May 1780. A cartographer and student of geography, Wilson includes detailed, original battle maps and orders of battle for each engagement. Appraising the strategy and tactics of the most significant conflicts, he tests the thesis that the British could raise the manpower they needed to win the war in the South by tapping a vast reservoir of southern Loyalists. According to Wilson, the policy was flawed in both its conception and execution."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-327) and index.