What the records say
- When
- 25 Apr 1781
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.27° N, 80.61° W
- Description
- 1781 battle
Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill was fought on April 25, 1781, near Camden, South Carolina, as part of the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. 1,550 American regulars and militia under Major General Nathanael Greene occupying Hobkirk's Hill, north of Camden, were attacked by a British force of 900 regulars and militia under Lieutenant-colonel Lord Rawdon.
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