WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Patriots took another major defeat at the Battle of Camden in 1780. The defeat signified that almost all of South Carolina was under the control of the British. American forces were defeated because the SC militia were unprepared at Camden and fled when British forces appeared.

Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Yorktown It was there in 1781 that a combined French and American army led by George Washington defeated and captured General Cornwallis and his army. This defeat was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and forced Great Britain to decide to come to the negotiating table.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was the worst American defeat in the field and left the British in temporary control of the southern colonies. While enhancing the reputation of Cornwallis, the battle ruined the career of Gates, who was replaced. The victory opened the way to a subsequent British invasion of North Carolina.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Camden in South Carolina 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 General Charles Cornwallis’s force on the morning of August 16, 1780.

Detailed explanation-5: -History of Battle of Camden On August 16, 1780, more than 2000 British and Loyalist troops under Lt. General Lord Cornwallis met and defeated over 4, 000 American troops commanded by the “Hero of Saratoga, ” General Horatio Gates. The Battle of Camden was the worst Patriot defeat of the American Revolution.