Author: Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
An Account of the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780
Author: Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
An Account of the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina in 1780
Author: Wilmot Gibbes DeSaussurePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Gallant Defense
Author: Carl P. BorickPublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1611171687
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This detailed account of Britain’s Siege of Charleston is “a welcome addition to the history of South Carolina and of the American Revolution” (Journal of Military History). In 1779 Sir Henry Clinton and more than eight thousand British troops left the waters of New York, seeking to capture the colonies’ most important southern port, Charleston, South Carolina. Clinton and his officers believed that victory in Charleston would change both the seat of the war and its character. In this comprehensive study of the 1780 siege and surrender of Charleston, Carl P. Borick offers a full examination of the strategic and tactical elements of Clinton’s operations. Drawing on an impressive array of primary and secondary sources, Borick contends that the British effort against Charleston was one of the most critical campaigns of the war. He examines the shift in British strategy, the efforts of their army and navy, and the difficulties the patriots faced as they defended the city. He also explores the roles of key figures in the campaign, including Benjamin Lincoln, William Moultrie, and Lord Charles Cornwallis.
An Account of the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780 ... From the City Year Book, 1884
Author: Wilmot Gibbes DE SAUSSUREPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Original Papers Relating to the Siege of Charleston, 1780
Author: ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN 1780
Author: WILMOT G. DESAUSSUREPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033444467
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783
Author: Edward McCradyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
The British Occupation of Charleston, 1780-82
Author: George Smith McCowenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Relieve Us of This Burthen
Author: Carl P BorickPublisher:
ISBN: 9781643365237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Relieve Us of This Burthen is the first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British in the South during the American Revolution. Carl P. Borick focuses his study on the period 1780-82, when British forces most actively campaigned in the South. He gives a detailed examination of the various hardships of imprisonment and efforts to assist and exchange prisoners while also chronicling events and military policies that affected prisoners during and after captivity. As have prisoners of any war, captives in the Revolution suffered both physical and mental adversities during their imprisonments, and the impact often stayed with them after their release. Many escaped their captors or broke paroles to fight again. Others were exchanged; still others enlisted in British forces sent to the West Indies; and many died in prison. Because of the intense combat in South Carolina, more Americans were taken prisoner there than elsewhere across the Southern Department. Borick concentrates much of his narrative on Charleston and the lowcountry. Some six thousand Continentals, militia, and seamen were captured when Charleston surrendered in May 1780. This was the largest number of prisoners taken during a single operation. Occupied Charleston became the key prisoner depot for the British in the South. Borick also explores British recruiting efforts among prisoners, particularly by the Duke of Cumberland's Regiment, raised from prisoners kept in Charleston for service in the West Indies against the French and Spanish. That regiment's experiences during and after the war were far different from those of other American soldiers in the Revolutionary War. Relieve Us of This Burthen makes groundbreaking use of the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application files, which have been underutilized with regard to understanding the history of prisoners of war. Borick's careful reading of the pension files reveals much about what men went through and how they endured in captivity.
Letters of Eliza Wilkinson
Author: Eliza Yonge WilkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Letters provide an intimate look at the experiences, private feelings, and conditions of the life of a woman in Revolutionary America.