An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ed off the garrison at such a rate that on the 2l3dthey surrendered. On the 5th of April. Greene marched for Camden, which hereached on the 24th, and took up a position on Hobkirks Hill. Hi?force was eleven hundred and eighty men, of whom two hundredand fifty were militia. That of the British garrison, under LordRawdon, was about nine hundred. The American general offeredbattle, w
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . ed off the garrison at such a rate that on the 2l3dthey surrendered. On the 5th of April. Greene marched for Camden, which hereached on the 24th, and took up a position on Hobkirks Hill. Hi?force was eleven hundred and eighty men, of whom two hundredand fifty were militia. That of the British garrison, under LordRawdon, was about nine hundred. The American general offeredbattle, which was accepted [April 151. Greenes dispositions wereniade in his usual masterly manner ; and in the commencement ofthe action all the chances of victory were with him. But, suddenly,and without any apparent cause, the militia began a disorderly re-treat; and. after a gallant struggle, Greene ordered the remainder ofthe army to retire. In the early part of the battle Colonel Washing-ton had secured nearly two hundred prisoners, fifty of whom heLTOUgilt off safely. Greene secured all his baggage, nearly all hisT^, besides six British officers. The loss of the British was iiAlTi^E OF EUTAW SPRINGS. i23. »wo hundred and fifty, that of the Americans about the same. Thevictory proved of no advantage to the enemy. Some few days afterElawdon attempted to surprise General Greene by night in his camp,out failed ; and cn the 10th of May he evacuated Caruden, andretired south of the Santee. HIS iriuniph on the part of the Americans wasfollowed by others equally important. Orthe 11th, Oranaeburgh, with its garrisonf seventy loyal militia and twelve regu-lars, surrendered to Sumpter. Next dayFort Motte, defended by one hundredand sixty-five men, surrendered to Marionand Lee. The posts of Nelsons Ferry,Fort Granby, Silver Bluffs, Fort Cornwai-lis, and Georgetown, speedily fell into the hands of the Americanpartisan officers. On the 24th cf May, General Greene laid siege to Ninety-S
Size: 1599px × 1562px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, bookidillustratedh, bookyear1868
