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German troops were freed to fight in the west.
German troops were freed to fight in the west.
the defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
The defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
the defeat of Napoleon in Europe freed British troops to fight in North America
They didnt slaves were only freed in non US states being the CSA by the emancipation in 1863 and they only got freed by troops or themselves.
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Because it related to those states where Lincoln had no authority. Southern slaves were only freed when Northern troops directly robbed their owners of their property, which included slaves.
Many fought for the union. There were African American units. A good movie on this is GLORY. Many who weren't soldiers followed the troops and helped in the camps. When union troops came through an area they freed slaves they found on plantations. Many of those freed slaves stayed with the troops and had a nickname called " contraband ". This stems from an event when a confederate officer asked a union officer for the slaves that he had freed. In war contraband doesn't have to be returned so the union officer called the freed slaves contraband to keep from returning them. The name stuck through the war.
Officially September 22nd 1862 but really whenever the Union troops came and freed them
The end freed large numbers of British troops to fight in North America.