1780Fall of Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie falls to the British
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1780
1781

🏰 Fall of Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie falls to the British
MilitaryFort MoultrieCharlestonSouth CarolinaBritish ArmyAmerican RevolutionSiegeSouthern Campaign
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💣 Siege and Fall of Charleston

Siege of Charleston British Army troops under General Henry Clinton and naval forces under Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot besiege Charleston, South Carolina. British ships sail past Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island to occupy Charleston Harbor Battle of Monck's Corner Battle of Lenud's Ferry Fort Moultrie falls to the British American General Benjamin Lincoln surrenders Charleston to the British. The British lose 255 men while capturing a large American garrison
Siege and Fall of Charleston (1780)
SiegeCharlestonBritish ArmyAmerican SurrenderGeneral LincolnBritish VictoryMilitary CampaignSouth Carolina
United StatesUnited States

🚩 Fort Moultrie Falls to the British

Fort Moultrie falls to the British
Fort MoultrieBritish VictoryCharlestonSouth CarolinaSiegeBritish ArmyWarfare
United StatesUnited States

🚢 Siege of Charleston Begins

British Army troops under General Henry Clinton and naval forces under Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot besiege Charleston, South Carolina. British ships sail past Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island to occupy Charleston Harbor
Siege of Charleston Begins (1780)
SiegeMilitaryCharlestonSouth CarolinaBritish ArmyNaval BlockadeAmerican RevolutionSouthern Campaign
United StatesUnited States

🏳️ Charleston Surrenders

American General Benjamin Lincoln surrenders Charleston to the British. The British lose 255 men while capturing a large American garrison
Charleston Surrenders (1780)
SurrenderMilitaryCharlestonSouth CarolinaBritish ArmyAmerican RevolutionSiegeSouthern CampaignBenjamin Lincoln
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🏘️ Siege of Fort Motte

Siege of Fort Motte (1781)
SiegeSouthern CampaignAmerican VictoryFortSouth CarolinaMarionBritish Army
United StatesUnited States