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South Carolina - Revolutionary War Military Engagements
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A listing of all the Revolutionary War battles that took place in South Carolina, listed by date and location.
- whiteknoll on 2008-01-09
The Battle of Monck's Corner
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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
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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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
the 3rd New Hampshire, 8th
Michigan, 7th Connecticut, 28th Massachusetts, and 79th New York "Highlanders" on
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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.
Battle of Cowpens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Unofficially casualties
were much higher, possibly around 40 killed and 150 woundedPatriot Claim
110
killed
229 wounded
529-767 captured [1] -
Daniel Morgan
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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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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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