British Drums on the Southern Frontier

This lively account of the southern frontier is the first to give a detailed critical analysis of the 1733-1749 period during which Georgia served as a British military buffer colony between Spanish-dominated Florida and British-held South Carolina. Primarily a military history <i>British Drums on the Southern Frontier</i> also emphasizes frontier politics and Indian diplomacy. Since James Oglethorpe first as Georgia's civil leader and later as a British general implemented--and frequently designed--Britain's imperial strategy on the southern frontier his character and his political diplomatic and military activities are subjected to close scrutiny.