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Battles of Thomas Creek and Alligator Bridge: Florida in the American Revolution

Battle of Thomas Creek. Artwork by Jackson Walker.

At the start of the American Revolution, not all British colonies on the mainland of North America rebelled against the mother country. Thirteen did; however, the four distinct colonies to the north that made up Canada and, in the south, East and West Florida, did not. They remained loyal to England. As such, the rebellious …