Henry Clinton moves against Charleston in 1780,…

1780 CE

Henry Clinton moves against Charleston in 1780, capturing it on May 12.

With few losses of their own, the British take five thousand two hundred and sixty-six prisoners, effectively destroying the Continental Army in the south.

Organized American resistance in the region collapses when Banastre Tarleton defeats the withdrawing Americans at Waxhaws on May 29.

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Charleston Charleston South Carolina United States View →

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Banastre Tarleton View → Henry Clinton View →

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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Georgia, Province of (British Colony) View → Patriots (American Revolution) View → Loyalists (American Revolution) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → South Carolina, State of (U.S.A.) View → Georgia, State of (U.S.A.) View →

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American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Anglo-French War (1778–1783) View → Anglo-Spanish War View → Waxhaws, Battle of View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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