Congress appoints Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga,…

1780 CE

Congress appoints Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga, to lead the American effort in the south.

Soon after arriving, Gates suffers a major defeat at Camden on August 16, setting the stage for Cornwallis to invade North Carolina.

While Patriot militia continue to interfere in attempts to pacify the countryside, Cornwallis dispatches troops to raise Loyalist forces to cover his left flank as he moves north.

This wing of Cornwallis' army is virtually destroyed on October 7, irreversibly breaking Loyalist support in the Carolinas.

Cornwallis subsequently aborts his advance and retreats back into South Carolina.

In the interim, Washington replaces Gates with his trusted subordinate, Nathanael Greene.

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Charleston Charleston South Carolina United States View →

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis View → George Washington View → Henry Clinton View → Horatio Gates View → Nathanael Greene 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 → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View → North Carolina, State of (U.S.A.) 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 → Camden, Battle of View →

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