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How did gates men react to encountering British troops at Camden South Carolina?
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∙ 7y ago
General Gates, the hero of Saratoga, has an army of 3,052 before the battle. Many of these were men who had not worked together and 2/3 were militia with little if any training. Gates lost to the British troops at Camden.
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∙ 6y ago
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They panicked and fled.
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