Congress appoints Horatio Gates, victor at Saratoga,…
1780 CE
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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