The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . don at Camden. This leftCornwallis in perplexit3^ Should he pursue Greene, or make his wayto Yirgiuia and leave Rawdon to fight it out? He settled the questionby marching to Petersburg in Virginia, where, on the 25th of May, hetook command of all the British forces in that State. Greene moved rapidly down on Camden, but found Rawdon tooBtrongly posted to justify an attack. Learning, however, that ColonelWatson was approaching the English general with reinforcements, heresolved to intercept him. S
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . don at Camden. This leftCornwallis in perplexit3^ Should he pursue Greene, or make his wayto Yirgiuia and leave Rawdon to fight it out? He settled the questionby marching to Petersburg in Virginia, where, on the 25th of May, hetook command of all the British forces in that State. Greene moved rapidly down on Camden, but found Rawdon tooBtrongly posted to justify an attack. Learning, however, that ColonelWatson was approaching the English general with reinforcements, heresolved to intercept him. Sending off his heavy artiller\ and bag-gage, he moved with celerity, and taking a good position awaitedWatson. Finding that he did not come, he returned to Hobkirks Rawdon suddenlj^ attacked him. Greene drew up his armyskillfullv, and had flanked Rawdon on both sides and was crushing himwith his main body, when a panic arose in one of his best regiments,the 1st Maryland. It spread to otliers, and Greene snw llie victoryhe had all but won slip from his grasp. He retreated to Saunders. PAULDESIG, VAN WART. AKD WILUAMS CAPTDTUNQ MAJOR ANDRP (Page Ml)
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