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The British believed Loyalists were most prominent in the south and sought to enlist the aid of both southerners as well as their slaves. They achieved huge wins in Georgia (late 1778) and South Carolina (May, 1779). Unfortunately for them, the British overestimated Loyalist support in the south and their presence persuaded some who had been sitting on the fence about the rebellion to join the Patriots.

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