[PAR] [TLE] Colonel Tye [SEP] Titus Cornelius, also known as Titus, Tye, and famously as Colonel Tye (  1753 – 1780), was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills.  He fought with a volunteer corps of escaped Virginia Colony slaves in the Ethiopian Regiment and the "Black Brigade" associators.  Tye died from tetanus and lockjaw from a musket wound in the wrist following a short siege in September 1780 against Captain Joshuah Huddy.  Tye was one of the most feared and effective guerrilla leaders opposing the American patriot forces in central New Jersey. [PAR] [TLE] Slavery in the colonial United States [SEP] The origins of slavery in the colonial United States (1600–1776) are complex and there are several theories that have been proposed to explain the trade.  It was largely tied to European colonies' need for labor, especially plantation agricultural labor in their Caribbean sugar colonies operated by Great Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic.
[PAR] [TLE] Colonel Tye [ SEP ] Titus Cornelius , also known as Titus , Tye , and famously as Colonel Tye ( 1753 – 1780 ) , was a slave of African descent in the Province of New Jersey who fought as a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War ; he was known for his leadership and fighting skills . He fought with a volunteer corps of escaped Virginia Colony slaves in the Ethiopian Regiment and the " Black Brigade " associators . Tye died from tetanus and lockjaw from a musket wound in the wrist following a short siege in September 1780 against Captain Joshuah Huddy . Tye was one of the most feared and effective guerrilla leaders opposing the American patriot forces in central New Jersey . [PAR] [TLE] Slavery in the colonial United States [ SEP ] The origins of slavery in the colonial United States ( 1600–1776 ) are complex and there are several theories that have been proposed to explain the trade . It was largely tied to European colonies ' need for labor , especially plantation agricultural labor in their Caribbean sugar colonies operated by Great Britain , France , Spain , and the Dutch Republic .
Who died from a musket wound in September 1780 fighting against European colonies need for labor?
Who died from a musket wound in September 1780 fighting against European colonies need for labor ?
Titus Cornelius
Titus Cornelius