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American Revolution Podcast

Episode 077: The Dunmore Proclamation and the Southern War

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore proclaims that slaves who abandon their rebel masters and join the British army can earn their freedom. Dunmore attempts to recruit a loyalist army of both black and white Virginians. He fights a pitched battle at Kemp's Landing and Great Bridge. Unable to hold land, his forces retreat to ships offshore. At the end of 1775, the British also burn and abandon Norfolk. In South Carolina, patriots attack and scatter loyalist militia around Ninty-Six i the western interior. They also fight with naval forces supporting Royal Governor Campbell in Charleston Harbor. Patriots succeed in forcing the navy to leave the colony as well. Visit https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today episode 77 the Dunmore Proclamation and the Southern War.

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When we last left Virginia in episode 69,

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Royal Governor Dunmore had taken refuge

1:10.5

aboard the HMS Fowie and was directing military raids against Virginia towns along

1:16.2

the coast.

1:18.1

British Marines and Virginia soldiers had fought a pitched battle at Hampton, forcing the Marines to withdraw.

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Dunmore and the British operated out of a secured shipyard in Norfolk,

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but otherwise had pretty much lost control of the entire colony.

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Unlike some other toppled rogue governors, Dunmore was not content to sit aboard ship and await the arrival of British regulars.

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As a former Army officer, he would try anything in his power using the resources he had available

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to oppose the open rebellion.

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