East Florida in the revolutionary era, 1763-1785 / George Kotlik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kotlik, George, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Florida--History--English colony, 1763-1784.

Florida.

Florida--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 156 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens, GA : NewSouth Books, 2023

Summary:

In 1763 Great Britain organized the colony of East Florida, which formed the entirety of what is now the state of Florida east of the Apalachicola River. Today, the history of East Florida is seldom studied, relegated to the outskirts of Colonial and Revolutionary Era literature, if the colony is mentioned at all. Such relegation leads many to assume that nothing significant must have happened there, but nothing is further from the truth. In 1775, a violent border war erupted between East Florida and the state of Georgia; two noteworthy Revolutionary War battles were fought on East Florida soil; and three American invasions failed to bring East Florida into the rebellion. In East Florida in the Revolutionary Era, 1763-1785, George Kotlik provides the first comprehensive and detailed history of British East Florida, drawing attention to the colony's early development and connection to the American Revolution.

Contents:

I. British East Florida

II. Border warfare and the First American Invasion of East Florida, 1776

III. The battle of Thomas Creek and the Second American Invasion of East Florida, 1777

IV The Battle of Alligator Creek Bridge and the Third American Invasion of East Florida, 1778

V. British East Florida's Final Years, 1779-1785

Conclusion.

Notes:

The full title on some of the book covers is "East Florida in the revolutionary era, 1763-1785: Britain's fifteenth colony."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-150) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1588385027

9781588385024

9781588384720

1588384721

OCLC:

1341204378