Battle+of+Charleston

Battle of Charleston Michael Bakanosky Period 4 American History

The Battle of Charleston started on April 1st 1780, when Henry Clinton came up through James Island and cut Charleston off from the rest of the colonies starting his siege.
 * When did the battle occur?**

The Battle of Charleston took place in Charleston South Carolina.
 * Where was the battle?**

Where were the armies/navies from?
The armies and navies that were involved were Great Britain and American troops who were part of the continental army.

Sir Henry Clinton was leading the navy of Great Britain and Benjamin Clinton was leading the continental soldiers who were trapped in Charleston. The other leaders that were involved with this battle were Colonel Mark Prevost who was stationed in Savanah, Charles Cornwallis and Lord Rawdon who added soldiers raising the size of the invading force to 14,000 British troops and 90 British ships.
 * Who were leaders of each side?**

In this battle there were 5,000 American soldiers who were captured; this was the largest surrender of American soldiers. The soldiers who weren't captured were driven from South Carolina and were caught in the Battle of Waxhaws. General Clinton returned to New York in June leaving Cornwallis to reduce the size of North Carolina but not if it jeopardized giving up his hold on North Carolina.
 * What happened/facts about the battle:**

On May 12th 1780 the American troops surrendered 5,000 American soldiers which was a huge blow to the Americans. American officers were traded to the British for American officers that the British had captured.
 * What was the outcome?**

The significance of this battle was that the American soldiers had fled the South leaving open the South for further British advancement. This battle also gave the British complete control over the Southern colonies and in this battle the colonists had lost the most manpower and equipment of the war.
 * What was the significance of the battle to the outcome of the war?**

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