He gained approval by the Continental Congress in 1779 to recruit a brigade of 3,000 slaves by promising them freedom in return for fighting, but was killed in the Battle of the Combahee River in August 1782.
He gained approval by the Continental Congress in 1779. This was to recruit a brigade of 3,000 slaves by promising them freedom in return for fighting. He was killed in the Battle of the Combahee River in August 1782.