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| This battle was a huge loss for the Americans in SC. Gen. Gates rushed into SC giving his men little food, water, and rest. By the time they met up with the British, the American soldiers were in bad shape and most of the militia ran. |
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| This was the final battle of the war when General Cornwallis surrendered the British army. |
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In this battle, Gen. Morgan lined his soldiers into two lines—the militia in front & his Continental soldiers
behind a hill hidden from the British. The militia would shoot two times & then run. When the British
came over the hill, they were bombarded with an attack from the American regular soldiers. |
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| This was the only MAJOR battle for South Carolina in the First Stage of the War and the first big victory for America—it was fought on Sullivan’s Island to protect the city of Charles Town. The fort saved the men because it was built from Palmetto tree logs. |
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| This battle was when the American army surrounded the British and Loyalists who were on top of a mountain and the British could not retreat without being shot at. |
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| This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War when the militia tried to stall the British soldiers from getting to Concord to search for hidden weapons. |
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| This was the turning point battle of the war that convinced the French to become an American ally. |
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| This Battle was the final battle in SC. There was no clear winner because although we surrendered, we also killed more British soldiers. A door panel was created for the State House in commemoration of this battle. |
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