Today I am joined by Matthew Taylor to discuss The Corps of Colonial Marines…Escaped black American slaves who joined the British cause during the War of 1812.
The unit was a force multiplier - men who knew the battlefields like the back of their hand and were very highly motivated.
Not only were they an important part of the British war effort but their descendants still make up a unique ethnic group in the Caribbean.
Stay tuned till the end to find out about the survivors of the unit who continued to fight the Americans under the union flag - even after the war was over.
Matt's book can be pre-ordered via this link - https://amzn.to/3T7iD79 He also has a launch event taking place at the NAM on the 6th April - https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/black-redcoats-corps-colonial-marines
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