A first book in American history with European beginnings . ake termswith the North, at least we shall still have a foothold inthe colonies. The conquering of the South was to begin with December, 1778, an expedition attacked Savannah;and with three men to our one the British found the cityan easy prey. A few more minor victories followed, andthe English soon claimed Georgia as their own. Till the end of 1779 the conditions were practicallyunchanged. But early in 1780, the English reopenedtheir southern campaign with vigor. This time SouthCarolina was attacked; and a mighty army adv
A first book in American history with European beginnings . ake termswith the North, at least we shall still have a foothold inthe colonies. The conquering of the South was to begin with December, 1778, an expedition attacked Savannah;and with three men to our one the British found the cityan easy prey. A few more minor victories followed, andthe English soon claimed Georgia as their own. Till the end of 1779 the conditions were practicallyunchanged. But early in 1780, the English reopenedtheir southern campaign with vigor. This time SouthCarolina was attacked; and a mighty army advancedagainst Charleston, and completely surrounded it. It18 253 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY would have been a waste of life for the American force,gathered to protect the city, to have risked battle withsuch an army. Even the citizens of Charleston petitionedthat terms be made with the British. They were accord-ingly made, and the city surrendered. The English atonce sent detachments to take possession of Camden, andother points throughout the The Siege of Charleston. At this time Congress put Gates in command of whatwas left of the southern army, even though Washingtonhad recommended Greene. Gates had dreams of promptlydefeating the English. He determined to surprise themat Camden before Lord Cornwallis could reach there. But Lord Cornwallis reached Camden first, prepared awarm welcome for Gates, and even advanced to meet the battle began, the English came on with such arush that the Virginia troops threw down their loaded 254 NATHANAEL GREENE guns and took to their heels. Seeing them disappear,others did the same; and the troops that did stand theirground were soon routed. Nor was General Gates leftbehind in the headlong flight. Deserting his artillery, hisbaggage, and his few stanch followers, he covered sixtymiles before night. Although the Americans won a brilliant victory atKings Mountain in October, the disaster at Camden hadconvinced Congress that,
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