Clinton avoided attacking the city from the sea, instead coming around from the mainland. After a siege lasting longer than a month, General Lincoln surrendered over 2500 soldiers.
Charleston
"Finally, Clark sent in a flag of truce and asked Colonel Hamilton to surrender. Clark would not accept Hamilton's terms, because he thought Hamilton to be a barbarian."
Vincennes
Lee argued against taking on the enemy and thought the Americans should be happy just to see them march out; but Steuben advised that it was best to hit the British while they were on the move and their lines were stretched out.
Monmouth
The loyalist militia relied on volley fire and massed bayonet charges, while the Americans moved among the pine trees, picking off the British with their rifles. The American over-the-mountain men absorbed the British fire and bayonet charges.
King's Mountain
The battle began with both Gates and Cornwallis trying to take advantage of mistakes on the other side, but ended with the American militiamen losing their nerves and running.
Camden
Cornwallis ordered grapeshot fired into the mass of British and American soldiers, killing men from both sides. In the confusion, the British were able to advance with a bayonet charge and, eventually, the Americans ordered a retreat
Guilford Courthouse
The American general chose the ground because its vulnerabilities made retreat impossible and would leave his militia no choice save fighting. He placed the militia near the front and asked them to give him two volleys before moving to the rear.
Cowpens
The Americans built zig-zag trenches to get closer and closer to the British lines. They were able to place their artillery and shell the British lines and the town.
Yorktown
This is the only battle in the South where George Washington was the field commander
Yorktown
The American commander faced court martial after this battle
Camden
This involved the biggest surrender of an American army during the war
Charleston
British chose site that they thought would give an advantage of height, but one drawback was that one side of the site was not navigable so they couldn’t retreat.
King's Mountain
The French and American leaders granted the British commander, Augustine Prevost, a delay while he considered surrender. The British received reinforcements and eventually the French and Americans abandoned the siege.
Savannah
Before this battle Cornwallis chased Greene up into Virginia and then back South.
Guilford Courthouse
The British sent a charge against the American militia. At just the right moment, the American commander sent the cavalry under William Washington in to attack the British who retreated.
Cowpens
Alexander Hamilton was finally given a field command in this battle as he led a successful attack on Redoubt #10.
Yorktown
Except for the British commander, both sides in this battle were American militia: the overmountain men and loyalists.
King's Mountain
The American commander started a retreat, but George Washington came up in the middle of the battle and started swearing at him and removed him from command. Washington took over and led the Americans throughout the rest of the battle
Monmouth
George Rogers Clark led 200 frontiersmen to push the British and their Indian allies out of this location.
Vincennes
The Americans were given a meal of mush and molasses the night before the battle and maybe of them had severe intestinal problems during the battle. Perhaps that is why they performed so badly and ended up running away.
Camden
After the British and Indians surrendered, the Americans brutally massacred some of the Indians.
Vincennes
The state's governor pressed the American general to keep defending the city out of fear that the region's morale would suffer if the British were allowed to take the city.
Charleston
Morgan recommended to Greene to form in three lines with the North Carolina militia in front. Greene followed his advice and it worked.
Guilford Courthouse
The British had his strongest troops on the right with his loyalist militia on the left. Unfortunately, the Americans had placed their weakest militia on their left directly in front of the strongest British troops.
Camden
The Americans started shouting "Tarleton's Quarter" and started bayoneting the enemy after they'd surrendered. Several American loyalists were hanged from a Traitor's Tree afterwards.
King's Mountain
Admiral De Grasse got into position and eventually the British left and headed up to New York.
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