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Four months after the American declaration of war against the United Kingdom the first major battle of the war took place. The American strategy was...

Once the War of 1812 broke out, the British Royal Navy gained naval supremacy over Lake Erie. As such, the British forces in Canada easily crossed...

By May 1780, British forces controlled four important towns in South Carolina: Camden, Cheraw, Georgetown, and Ninety-Six—and the city of Charleston...

In late December of 1780 or early January 1781, British Lieutenant Colonel John Watson Tadwell Watson ordered the construction of a fort to help...

On April 13, 1780, the British attacked the Patriot army stationed on the outskirts of Charles Town at Monck’s Corner. This attack was part of a wider...

Alongside New Market Heights, the assault on Fort Harrison formed the second distinct stage at the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, itself part of the...

In the spring of 1863, Union colonel Abel Streight set out from Nashville, under orders from General William S. Rosecrans to target railroads and...

In 1776, British-allied Cherokee began a campaign into southern and western colonial settlements, prompting a South Carolina backcountry militia led...