USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, the British had some important military successes in the South. They occupied Savannah, Georgia, in late 1778 and Charleston, South Carolina, in May 1779.

Detailed explanation-2: -The capture of Lincoln’s army at Charleston was the worst American defeat of the Revolutionary War. The British victory gave them a foothold from which to begin their conquest of the southern states, an effort that eventually failed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern Strategy was a plan implemented by the British during the Revolutionary War to win the conflict by concentrating their forces in the southern states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.