The British launch a fresh invasion of…

1780 CE

The British launch a fresh invasion of the South in 1780 and take Charleston as well.

A significant victory at the Battle of Camden means that royal forces soon control most of Georgia and South Carolina.

The British set up a network of forts inland, hoping that the Loyalists will rally to the flag.

Not enough Loyalists turn out, however, and the British have to fight their way north into North Carolina and Virginia, with a severely weakened army.

Behind them, much of the territory that they have already captured dissolves into a chaotic guerrilla war, fought predominantly between bands of Loyalist and American militia, which negate many of the gains that the British had previously made.

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Charleston Charleston South Carolina United States View →

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

Topics
Colonization of the Americas, British View → American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View → Finance View →

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