British Southern Strategy in the American Revolution

The British "Southern Strategy" aimed to seize the southern colonies, where Loyalist support was stronger and resistance expected to be weaker. The plan: land in Georgia, use it as a base, cut off the south, and force surrender.

Initial success: captured Savannah (Dec 1778) and Charleston (May 1780). Ultimate failure: defeated at Yorktown, VA (Oct 1781), ending the war in American favor.