The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning (a Tory in the Revolutionary War With Great Britain): Giving an Account of His Adventures in North Carolina, From 1775 to 1783, as Written by Himself (Classic Re

by David Fanning

Excerpt from The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning (a Tory in the Revolutionary War With Great Britain): Giving an Account of His Adventures in North Carolina, From 1775 to 1783, as Written by Himself

The frankness with which he narrates his adventures and speaks of the cold blooded murder of his neighbors and fell low citizens, is only equalled by the self satisfaction which he exhibits at the close of his address to the reader, in.

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136 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1865

About the author

David Fanning (c. 1755 – March 14, 1825) was a Loyalist leader in the American Revolutionary War in North and South Carolina. Fanning participated in approximately 36 minor engagements and skirmishes, and in 1781, captured the Governor of North Carolina, Thomas Burke, from the temporary capital at Hillsborough. Additionally, Fanning was captured by Patriot forces 14 times throughout the war, each time escaping or receiving a pardon. After the British defeat in the war, Fanning fled to Canada, where he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1791 to 1801 representing Kings County. After being convicted of rape in 1801, Fanning was expelled from New Brunswick, and settled in Nova Scotia, where he lived the remainder of his life.

In 1790, Fanning wrote The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning, which would first see print in 1861 in Richmond, Virginia, then the capital of the Confederate States of America. North Carolina historian Samuel A'Court Ashe wrote that Fanning was "one of the most extraordinary men evolved by the Revolutionary War", but Fanning's calculated and sometimes brutal methods during that conflict have left him with a controversial legacy.