John Barnwell (colonist)

John Barnwell (c. 1671–1724), also known as Tuscarora Jack,[1] was an Anglo-Irish soldier who emigrated to the Province of South Carolina in 1701.

By the time the Tuscarora War began in 1712, Barnwell had become an important official of the colony.

Barnwell defeated the Tuscarora and arranged a peace treaty, after which his army disbanded.

North Carolina officials, blaming Barnwell for failing to destroy the Tuscarora, specifically requested another leader to command the second army.

In 1721, Barnwell had a fortified outpost, named Fort King George, on the Altamaha River, in an attempt to check the Spanish influence on the region and its Indians.