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Ninety-Six: A Town Divided by War

How We Became America: The Untold Story

The small town of Ninety-Six, in South Carolina, was the site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War in the south. Later in the war the town's military fort came under siege from Nathanael Greene's Patriots. The site can still be visited today. (Runtime 2:19)

This video was supported by a generous grant from Americana Corner and the American Battlefield Protection Program. For more information, visit Americana Corner.

Related Battles

South Carolina | May 22, 1781
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
232
American
147
British
85
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