The British, despite the defeat at Saratoga,…
1778 CE
Prominent Loyalists with great influence in London have convinced the British that Loyalist support is high in the South, and that a campaign there will inspire a popular Loyalist uprising.
The British center their strategy upon this thinking.
A southern campaign also has the advantage of keeping the Royal Navy closer to the Caribbean, where it will be needed to defend lucrative colonies against the Franco-Spanish fleets.
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