Siege of Charleston

Quand

29 mars 1780 – 12 mai 1780

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

32.78° N, 79.93° W

Description

major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War

1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the environs of Charles Town, between March 29 and May 12, 1780. The British, following the collapse of their northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, shifted their focus to the North American Southern Colonies.

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