Britain had the largest force of ex-slaves who were granted freedom in the Caribbean, Canada, Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone after the conflict. Rhode Island and Massachusetts both raised all-black units, many of these, however, were free men not slaves, South Carolina, when offered $1,000 for able bodied slaves to join the fight, threatened to withdraw from the war. French units from Haiti of freed slaves also fought.
June 9th, 2010 at 10:21 am
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June 9th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Britain had the largest force of ex-slaves who were granted freedom in the Caribbean, Canada, Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone after the conflict. Rhode Island and Massachusetts both raised all-black units, many of these, however, were free men not slaves, South Carolina, when offered $1,000 for able bodied slaves to join the fight, threatened to withdraw from the war. French units from Haiti of freed slaves also fought.
http://www.americanrevolution.com/AfricanAmericansInTheRevolution.htm
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June 9th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Rhode Island is well known for having a black regiment ( under white officers) during the late part of the Revoltion.
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