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→Black Loyalists and slavery: Dunmore's Proclamation
===Black Loyalists and slavery===
===Black Loyalists and slavery===
In 1775 Royal Governor Dunmore in Virginia called on slaves of Patriot owners (not Loyalist owners) to flee and join his army. About 300 did so. They fought one battle, wearing the motto "Liberty to Slaves." After the battle about half died of disease in British camps and the "Ethiopian Regiment" was disbanded.<ref>McDonnell in ''A Companion to the American revolution'', (2000), ch 43; Calhoun in ibid. p. 241. Simon Schama, ''Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution'' (2006); [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/africanns/ch2.asp]; [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/ Black Loyalists]; [http://www.americanrevolution.org/blk.html Black Loyalists] at American Revolution.</ref>
In 1775 Royal Governor Dunmore in Virginia issued [[Dunmore's Proclamation]], calling on slaves of Patriot owners (not Loyalist owners) to flee and join his army. About 300 did so. They fought one battle, wearing the motto "Liberty to Slaves." After the battle about half died of disease in British camps and the "Ethiopian Regiment" was disbanded.<ref>McDonnell in ''A Companion to the American revolution'', (2000), ch 43; Calhoun in ibid. p. 241. Simon Schama, ''Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution'' (2006); [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/africanns/ch2.asp]; [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/ Black Loyalists]; [http://www.americanrevolution.org/blk.html Black Loyalists] at American Revolution.</ref>
About 5000 blacks served in the Continental army. Slaves who fought in that Army for a set period were usually legally emancipated. Thousands more served in militia and state units. Very few free blacks became Loyalists.<ref>See PBS report at [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html and Benjamin Quarles, ''Black Mosaic: Essays in Afro-American History and Historiography'' 1988, ch 2–3.]</ref>
About 5000 blacks served in the Continental army. Slaves who fought in that Army for a set period were usually legally emancipated. Thousands more served in militia and state units. Very few free blacks became Loyalists.<ref>See PBS report at [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4.html and Benjamin Quarles, ''Black Mosaic: Essays in Afro-American History and Historiography'' 1988, ch 2–3.]</ref>