THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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It was the last time the Americans lost in the war
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It was the first time the Americans lost in the war
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It was the last major battle in South Carolina during the war
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It was the first time a major leader had been killed fighting
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Eutaw Springs was one of the hardest fought and bloodiest battles of the Revolution and proved to be the last major engagement of the war to take place in the Carolinas. The Patriots’ partial victory cemented their near-complete control of the southern section of the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Attacked by Henry Lee’s 2nd Partisan Corps, Coffin escaped but left 4 or 5 of his men killed and 40 more captured. The Americans then came across Stewart’s foragers and captured about 400 of them. Greene’s force, with around 2, 200 men, now approached Stewart’s camp while Stewart, warned by Coffin, deployed his force.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Battle of Eutaw Springs was fought not far from Charleston, South Carolina, on September 8, 1781. Continental and militia forces under Generals Nathanael Greene and Francis Marion engaged the British in hard-fought and bloody combat. It was the last major battle in the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Eutaw Springs, (September 8, 1781), American Revolution engagement fought near Charleston, South Carolina, between British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart and American forces commanded by General Nathanael Greene.
Detailed explanation-5: -Alexander Stewart and consisted of about 2, 000 Soldiers. Casualties-American casualties were 139 killed, 375 wounded, 60 captured, and 18 missing. British casualties were 85 killed, 351 wounded, and 430 captured. Outcome-The result of the battle was a tactical British victory and a strategic American Victory.