Philipsburg Proclamation

Philipsburg Proclamation
Created30 June 1779
Author(s)General Sir Henry Clinton
PurposeTo encourage slaves to run away and enlist in the British Armed Forces

The Philipsburg Proclamation was issued by British Army General Sir Henry Clinton on 30 June 1779 to encourage slaves to run away and enlist in the Royal Forces. The proclamation, now a historical document, followed after Dunmore's Proclamation in 1775 and the establishment of the Royal Ethiopian Regiment in Virginia.

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