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Why were the Highland Scots MOST valued when they arrived in Georgia in 1736?

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The Scottish Highlanders were valued when they arrived as they were among the finest soldiers in the world, they built a fort to replace Fort King George at the mouth of the Altamaha River, which had been abandoned in 1732.

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