Huck's Defeat
By May 1780, British forces controlled four important towns in South Carolina: Camden, Cheraw, Georgetown, and Ninety-Six—and the city of Charleston...
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Ring Fight
In 1776, British-allied Cherokee began a campaign into southern and western colonial settlements, prompting a South Carolina backcountry militia led...
Drury Harris
By May 1, 1778, Drury Harris, a free Black man, had enlisted as a private in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Thomson...
Hobkirk's Hill Battlefield
Near Camden, South Carolina, British forces attacked a small force under Nathanael Greene stationed on Hobkirk’s Hill. After a brief skirmish, the...
William Tryon
William Tryon was born in Surrey, England, in 1729 to Charles Tryon and Lady Mary Shirley. He was not formally or sufficiently educated during his...
Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Hutchinson was born on September 9, 1711, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a wealthy merchant, and his great-great-grandmother was Anne...
10 Facts: The Southern Campaign
Fact #1: The Southern Campaign was a British attempt to reinvigorate the war effort For the first four years of the American Revolution, British...
Margaret Catherine Moore Barry
Boosted by the British success at Camden and other victories in the Southern Colonies, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton pursued American general...
John Broddy
In the early afternoon on October 7, 1780, the Overmountain men crept toward the British’s position on King Mountain in South Carolina led by Colonel...
Tony Small
As the last shots of the Battle of Eutaw Springs sounded on September 8, 1781, Tony Small stumbled across a severely wounded British soldier. Hoping...
Robert Mursh
A year after the first shots were heard at Lexington and Concord, Robert Mursh, also spelled Mush or Marsh, joined the Continental Army in Virginia...
James Carter
A native of Northampton County, Virginia, James Carter enlisted as a private in the Army of the State of Virginia early in the war and served at a...