1780
It was captured sometime during the 1780s.
Both were attacked and captured by the British.
CHARLESTON. When surounding it in May,more then 3,000 soldiers were captured which is the most overwhelming American defeat of the war.
In Charlestown, or Charleston. Although the official last battle of the American Revolution is in Yorktown, Virginia.
Leader of the "Green Mountain Boys" the Vermont militiamen who captured Fort Ticonderoga in the American Revolution.
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold.
Fort Brute
The British took 4,650 prisoners of war when they captured the city. It was the worst American loss in the war.
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.
The two major southern cities captured by the British during the American Revolutionary War were Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Savannah was captured in December 1778, and Charleston fell in May 1780. These victories were significant for the British as they aimed to regain control over the southern colonies.
Charleston
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