Siege of Charleston
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The <entity_2> was a major engagement and major British victory, fought between <entity_4> to <entity_5>, during the <entity_0>. After approximately six weeks of <entity_7>, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the <entity_1> garrison, surrendered his forces to the British. After repulsing an assault on Savannah by a combined Franco-<entity_6> force in October 1779, the British planned to capture <entity_1>, intending to use the city as a base for further operations in the southern colonies. Cutting the city off from relief, Clinton began a <entity_7> on 1 April, 800 yards from the <entity_6> fortifications located at today's Marion Square. On 6 May, Tarleton won another engagement in the Battle of Lenud's Ferry, while the British <entity_7> works had advanced far enough towards the <entity_1> fortifications to drain the canal in front–67. When word reached the backcountry, the <entity_6> troops holding Ninety-Six, <entity_3> and Camden also surrendered to the British. The prisoners of the <entity_7> were diverted to multiple locations, including prison shops, the old barracks where the College of <entity_1> is today (two barracks buildings are shown on early maps of the campus), and the Old Exchange and Provost "Dungeon". The ground and naval forces were composed thus: The Franco-<entity_6> garrison of <entity_1> was overall led by Benjamin Lincoln. The ground and naval forces were composed thus: The <entity_6> Battlefield Trust and its partners have acquired and preserved 88 acres (0.36 km2) of historic land in <entity_1> related to the <entity_7>.
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