On April 12th, General Clinton ordered Lt. Col. Tarleton into the South Carolina
countryside to defend his rear and cut Charles Town off from its lines of
communication, reinforcement, counterattack and supply with the North and South
Carolina backcountry
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The Battle of Port Royal Island/Beaufort (Second)
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South Carolina - Revolutionary War Military Engagements
- A listing of all the Revolutionary War battles that took place in South Carolina, listed by date and location.post by whiteknoll on 2008-01-09
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The Battle of Monck's Corner
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The Siege of Fort Granby, Lexington
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Lee knew that Maxwell was not a strong military leader, devoting most of his
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280 Loyalist, two artillery pieces, and included numerous wagons
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The fort was found to be well stocked with stores, which under terms of
capitulation, were left for the Americans. Among the equipment that was captured
was 192 muskets, 86 bayonets, 63 rifles, 8,928 musket cartridges, 100 cartridge
boxes, 3,000 flints, 120 lbs. of powder, 328 lbs. of lead, 20 12-lb. canister
shot, and 1 drum.
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Battle of James Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Union forces, under the command of Brig. Gen. Benham, landed 6,500 men from
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The Union suffered 683 casualties (107 dead), compared to 204 (52 dead) by
the Confederates. Although the battle was minor, it served as a powerful propaganda victory, increasing
morale particularly in Charleston and offsetting recent Confederate losses in
the Western Theater.
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Waxhaw massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virginians who surrendered,
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Battle of Cowpens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Realizing that poorly trained militia were unreliable in battle, especially when
they were under attack from cavalry, Morgan decided to ask the militia to fire
two shots and then retreat, so he could have them reform under cover of the
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Siege of Charleston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siege of Charleston
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General Washington avoided attempts
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Battle of Kings Mountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Kings Mountain
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Patriot victory, battle not pursued
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Ferguson personally invented, patented, and successfully field-tested a
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Battle of Camden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. These regiments then charged and Gates' inexperienced militia, largely
without bayonets fled the field, with Gates not far behind. The British wheeled
round and outflanked the American Continental regiments who were putting up a
stiff fight and continued to do so for sometime. After a while the American
lines began to crumble. Utterly defeated, the remainder of the army abandoned
the battlefield, pursued by Tarleton's cavalry for some 20 miles. The British
overran the American positions, capturing the American army's stores.Gates fled with the first of the militia to
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Ben comments
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Ben and Gabriel Martin are seen watching a similar battle.
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