Person

William Augustus Bowles

1763–1805 · 18th century

William Augustus Bowles was a Maryland-born Loyalist adventurer who married into the Muscogee Confederacy. After escaping Spanish captivity he returned to Florida in 1799 and proclaimed the State of Muskogee, which challenged Spain for four years until he was betrayed to the Spanish in 1803 and died a prisoner in Havana.

William Augustus Bowles
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State of Muskogee

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