Georgia Loyalists

Georgia Loyalists
Active	1779-1783
Country	Great Britain
Allegiance	British Army
Type	British provincial unit, (auxiliary troops)
Size	?
Garrison/HQ	Savannah, Colony of Georgia
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Siege of Savannah
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major James Wright

The Georgia Loyalists were a British provincial military unit, raised for Loyalist service during the American Revolutionary War. They were raised in August 1779 to provide a permanent garrison for the city of Savannah, with enlisted men contracted for two years service or upon the war's end. Its only commanding officer was Major James Wright, son of Governor Sir James Wright. The Georgia Loyalists fought during the Siege of Savannah that same year, during which Captain Simpson was killed on 8 October.[1] As conditions in the Southern Theatre rapidly deteriorated following the Siege of Yorktown, the Georgia Loyalists were merged into the King's Carolina Rangers.[2]

References

1. "Names of Officers killed". Royal Gazette of Jamaica. 11 March 1780. Retrieved 10 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "King George's Southern Soldiers". American Battlefield Trust. October 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-10.