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Pro-British settlers defeat Americans at Ellis Cliffs in 1778
 (10th in a series)
In February 1778 the American Revolution arrived at Natchez—three years after it had first broken out in Massachusetts. It arrived in the form of a hodge-podge of military men and irregulars—many along for the sake of adventure and loot—all under the leadership of former Natchez merchant Captain James Willing.
Most of the Natchez settlers were British loyalists and therefore targets for looting by Willing's men. However there were a few American sympathizers who joined Willing. The two brothers, Richard and Reuben Harrison, for example, were given commissions and went downriver with Willing to Spanish New Orleans.
Willings's raid on British settlements along the Mississippi River made it imperative to develop a defense for Natchez. The Natchez citizenry appealed to Governor Peter Chester in Pensacola for help. If he would send them 100 British troops, they would erect a blockhouse and barracks while supplying the soldiers with all the provisions they might need. The promises of buildings evidently meant that they intended to restore the fort which—with the exception of Willing's occupation-- had lain vacant for eight years ever since the Choctaw raid of January 1770.
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