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During the American Revolutionary War, a major reason for Britain's shift-of-focus to the southern colonies in the latter half of the war was the lack of success of their northern strategy. Having been soundly defeated at Saratoga in late 1777, the British decided to turn to the seemingly more Loyalistic southern colonies as a potential weakness in the American front.

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