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The southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia , Georgia , North Carolina , and South Carolina .
The British began their "southern strategy" by sending expeditions from New York City and Saint Augustine, East Florida to capture Savannah, Georgia late in 1778. The New York expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, arrived first, and successfully captured the town on December 29, 1778. [4]
The British Southern strategy called for the large-scale enlistment of Southern Loyalists. The British hoped that, with the aid of the Northern Loyalist regiments now arriving in the South, the Southern Loyalists could maintain control over their neighborhoods, slowly enlarging the scope of British domination. This policy was energetically pursued.
The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South Carolina and Georgia, 1775–1780. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 1-57003-573-3. OCLC 232001108. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. "U.S. National Archives: Founders Online: 'To George Washington from Major General Benjamin Lincoln, 5–6 January 1779' ".
The Southern Strategy was developed by Lord Germain, based on input from London-based Loyalists, including Joseph Galloway. They argued that it made no sense to fight the Patriots in the north where they were strongest, while the New England economy was reliant on trade with Britain.
The British decided to isolate New England and concentrate on the central and southern regions where Loyalists supposedly could be rallied. [ 9 ] In December 1776, General John Burgoyne met with Lord Germain , the British Secretary of State for the Colonies and the government official responsible for managing the war, to set strategy for 1777.
The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South Carolina and Georgia, 1775–1780. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-573-9. OCLC 232001108. Lumpkin, Henry (1981). From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South. Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America: University of South Carolina ...
The Southern Strategy: Britain's Conquest of South Carolina and Georgia, 1775–1780. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 1-57003-573-3 .