britain in support of the americans won the battle of charleston in 1780.
britain in support of the americans won the battle of charleston in 1780.
who won the battle of charleston in 1780?
britain in support of the americans
may 1780 brought the american revolution to charleston, south carolina, when it fell under the crown's control. lord charles cornwallis and 2,500 of his loyalist and british troops marched to camden and established there the main british supply post for the southern campaign. the battle of camden, the worst american defeat of the revolution, was fought on august 16, 1780, near camden, and on april 25, 1781, the battle of hobkirk's hill was fought between about 1,400 troops led by general nathanael greene and 950 loyalists and british soldiers led by lord francis rawdon. the latter battle was a costly win for the british, and forced them to leave camden and retreat to the coast. after the revolution, camden's prominence and wealth grew as a major interior trading town with direct ties to charleston and the world. regional products, augmented with goods from the interior of north carolina and far lands to the west were transported from camden to charleston on flat-bottom riverboats that plied the adjacent wateree river before the railroad arrived in 1842.
camden, south carolina
bullet::::- february 3, 1779, battle of beaufort/port royal island









































bullet::::- march 3, 1779, battle of briar/brier creek, georgia









































bullet::::- may 1779, prevost's march on charleston









































bullet::::- june 20, 1779, battle of stono ferry









































bullet::::- september 16 – october 18, 1779, siege of savannah, georgia









































bullet::::- march 28 – may 12, 1780, siege of charleston









































bullet::::- march 29–30, 1780, gibbes' plantation









































bullet::::- april 8, 1780, sullivan's island









































bullet::::- april 12, 1780, sullivan's island









































bullet::::- april 25, 1780, sullivan's island









































bullet::::- may 2, 1780, haddrell's point









































bullet::::- may 7, 1780, fort moultrie









































section::::see also.
1st south carolina regiment