Date of Award
8-16-2024
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Steven Smith
Abstract
During the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, the British military established a series of fortified posts to secure the South Carolina backcountry. This chain of posts was comprised of at least 25 fortified positions that extended in an east-west arc from Georgetown, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Pee Dee River to the village of Augusta, Georgia, on the Savannah River. This dissertation examines the British fortification strategy in the South Carolina backcountry during the Southern Campaign from the anthropological perspective of infrastructure theory. It also examines the archaeological landscape of these positions to better understand their strategic placement. Finally, it discusses the fortification proposals of British Major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina and how they compare with the actual fortification measures taken by the British military to secure the backcountry.
Rights
© 2024, Charles Brian Mabelitini
Recommended Citation
Mabelitini, C. B.(2024). British Fortification Strategy in the South Carolina Backcountry During the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Infrastructure and Landscape. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/7712