America's Revolutionary War in the South

A groundbreaking and important recovery of history is presented in Alan Pell Crawford's riveting new book, This Fierce People. The overlooked story fully explores the critical aspect of America's Revolutionary War that unfolded in the South. It shows that the British surrender at Yorktown was a direct result of the southern campaign. The battles that took place south of the Mason-Dixon line, between loyalists to the Crown and patriots fighting for independence, were indeed America's first civil war.

While famous battles such as Lexington and Concord, Brandywine, Germantown, Saratoga, and Monmouth are essential to the story of American independence, they did not lead to the surrender at Yorktown. It was in the three-plus years between Monmouth and Yorktown that the war was ultimately won.

This book sheds light on the long-ignored three years and the fierce battles fought in the South that served as the central theater of military operations in the latter years of the Revolutionary War. It challenges the traditional belief that the War of Independence was mainly fought in the North. Crawford weaves together the stories of heroic men and women, including African Americans and whites, militiamen, irregulars, patriots, Tories, Americans, Frenchmen, Brits, and Hessians.

Through this narrative, Crawford reveals the misperceptions and contradictions in our understanding of how the nation was formed. He challenges the accepted belief that America's victory over the British was solely due to General George Washington and his troops. Instead, he highlights the diverse group of individuals who played crucial roles in securing America's independence.

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