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By 1780 the war was over. Washington became president in 1789.
1780, The Battle of Charleston, South Carolina 1780, The Battle of Charleston, South Carolina
The Battle of Camden, South Carolina, August 16, 1780. This was a battlefield defeat, but in May 1780 the Patriots in Charleston surrendered after withstanding a siege for a time, which was even more disastrous than Camden. Five thousand Patriots became prisoners after the surrender of Charleston.
Charleston War on May 12, 1780.
It took place 1780, The battle of Charleston in south Carolina.
It took place 1780, The battle of Charleston in south Carolina.
The twin defeats at Camden, South Carolina (leading to the surrender of Charleston) were the worst defeats of the war in some ways. The series of defeats in and around New York City early in the war nearly ended the whole revolution. Taken together, the Battle of Brooklyn Heights (or Battle of Long Island), New York City, Harlem, Fort Washington, Fort Lee, and more, left about half of Washington's men captured or killed.
Huck's Defeat happened on 1780-07-12.
In Charleston, South Carolina on August 16, 1780. Back then it was known as Charles Town. That other guy wasn't nice.
The worst American defeat in the Revolutionary War took place in Charleston, South Carolina on May 12, 1780. The British captured the city and its 5400 men army, 4 ships, and a military arsenal. The British only lost 225 men.
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