Although not all our early Efforts have been successful because of the time and expense required to move Military forces from England to this land, let me point out that the Inherent advantages are with us. Our nine million people are confronting a mere two million colonists, with decidedly less than half of them willing to Support the insurrection. As is well known, our army is blessed with a Heritage of courage and experience, while their foe is a Rabble of temporary recruits, largely untrained. Our dominance on the seas is Unchallenged, which offers great future advantage all along the Atlantic coast.

Another untapped Potential is that most of the Indians are well aware that their Wellbeing is with the Crown, and they are ripe for recruitment to our cause, an Endeavor in which I remain involved.

Respectfully submitted by the Governor’s agent

While the main work of the Ranger groups continued to be buying or confiscating cattle and other produce, Brown began to concentrate his personal attention on military matters. There were a few skirmishes, with settlers who banded together to protect their property from the Rangers and with Whig forces in more challenging military excursions launched south and eastward from Savannah. After each engagement, he carefully analyzed what had happened and how the best of British army tactics could be melded with the wilderness skills of the Creek warriors.

Some of Brown’s successes contributed to increasing divisions among British officials. On one side was John Stuart and Augustine Prevost, newly promoted to brigadier general, the first determined to retain his unique role in dealing with all the Indian tribes, and the latter wanting to control all regular military personnel, having nothing but scorn for the irregular volunteers and natives. Both of these powerful leaders resented the activities of the Florida Rangers and were also contending for influence with Governors Patrick Tonyn and James Wright and former governor William Campbell. The governors had become intrigued with Brown’s ideas about regaining British control of Georgia and South Carolina with coordinated attacks from regular troops and Indian recruits and had shared the plan with British General Henry Clinton. At the same time, Stuart and Prevost were using all their influence to restrain any involvement of the Rangers among the Indians or in military actions.