What Is The Battle Of Camden Essay
Kyla England
Mrs. King
English 7th Hour
18 January
The Battle of Camden
What was The Battle Of Camden? The Battle Of Camden was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British commanded by General Charles Cornwallis's force on the morning of August 16, 1780. This battle had many leaders, events, effects and causes that made it such a page stopper in history. The battle of Camden was a lopsided victory for the British in the revolutionary war. Mackenzie reports that Cornwallis arrived at Camden which over the next few months became an important base of operations for the British and in which supplies were assembled. In July an American army under Major General Horatio Gates command had marched from the North and was threatening the British in South Carolina. The British were commanded at Camden by Lord Rawdon, Cornwallis having returned to Charleston. Rawdon advanced from Camden to meet the Americans and took a position on a creek to the North-East of the town. …show more content…
General Charles Cornwallis led several successful early campaigns during the American Revolution, securing British victories at New York, Brandywine and Camden. Logan reports that In 1781, as second in command to Gen, Henry Clinton, he moved his forces to Virginia, where he was defeated at the Battle of Yorktown. Continental General Horatio Gates. “Despite his successes on the battlefield, it has been said that General Horatio Gates was suspected of having very little personal courage when it came to fighting. He is perhaps most noted for being in regular competition with General George Washington and hatching a plan to have him removed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army” says Pamela
Mrs. King
English 7th Hour
18 January
The Battle of Camden
What was The Battle Of Camden? The Battle Of Camden was a lopsided victory for the British during the American Revolutionary War. Despite the proliferation of dysentery among his men, Continental General Horatio Gates chose to engage British commanded by General Charles Cornwallis's force on the morning of August 16, 1780. This battle had many leaders, events, effects and causes that made it such a page stopper in history. The battle of Camden was a lopsided victory for the British in the revolutionary war. Mackenzie reports that Cornwallis arrived at Camden which over the next few months became an important base of operations for the British and in which supplies were assembled. In July an American army under Major General Horatio Gates command had marched from the North and was threatening the British in South Carolina. The British were commanded at Camden by Lord Rawdon, Cornwallis having returned to Charleston. Rawdon advanced from Camden to meet the Americans and took a position on a creek to the North-East of the town. …show more content…
General Charles Cornwallis led several successful early campaigns during the American Revolution, securing British victories at New York, Brandywine and Camden. Logan reports that In 1781, as second in command to Gen, Henry Clinton, he moved his forces to Virginia, where he was defeated at the Battle of Yorktown. Continental General Horatio Gates. “Despite his successes on the battlefield, it has been said that General Horatio Gates was suspected of having very little personal courage when it came to fighting. He is perhaps most noted for being in regular competition with General George Washington and hatching a plan to have him removed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army” says Pamela