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The American Revolution The Great Britain’s southern military strategy emerged during the revolutionary war which aimed at winning conflicts in Carolina, Virginia and Georgia states. Several factors invoked Britain to adopt the southern military strategy. Some of these factors included their failure in the northern fights where they lost several battles and since more loyalists lived n the southern region, British had hopes that they would receive undivided support from them (loyalists) which would enable them win more battles against their counterparts. In the beginning of the southern campaign there was reputable success at savannah, Charleston and Camden. However, the British knew that for them to win the battle, they had to defend the whole territory including the south (Griess 37). Unfortunately, similar reasons which led to their failure earlier on in their homeland, led to the failure of the strategy implemented in the south. After Britain failed to capture Charleston and Carolina, Cornwallis began service in the colonies under major general Henry Clintons command. They both played an important role in the acquisition of New York City. Cornwallis was later promoted to lieutenant general and in 1776 he was commanded to lead a siege against George Washington’s troops following the sudden …show more content…
Apparently this saw General Clinton being promoted as commander in chief replacing General Howe and having Cornwallis second in command. After the French became allies with Americans, King George III had to spread his troops for a more strategic war and to defend their homeland. This led to increased shortage of militia in North America hence Clinton and Cornwallis left Philadelphia and headed for New York. (Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence