Explore South Carolina’s pivotal role during the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War and the Revolutionary War era by discovering the state’s little-known stories, battles, events and skirmishes. South Carolina is really where our independence w
battle of Saratoga,Saratoga- a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated siege of Yorktown,Yorktown- in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution...
The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens: The American Revolution in the Southern BackcountryThe Battles of Kings Mountain and Coiopens: The American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry...Cornish, Rory T.South Carolina Historical SocietySouth...
A brilliant account of the proud and ferocious American fighters who stood up to the British forces in savage battles crucial in deciding both the fate of the Carolina colonies and the outcome of the war. A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, display...
Photograph by Ken Bohrer at AmericanRevolutionPhotos.com The Battle The battle that General Moultrie claimed set the war back an entire year for the Americans and opened the Carolinas for invasion was decided in the first minutes once the two main forces fired upon each other. Only...
Andrew Williamson battles Cherokee allied with the British at the Battle of Seneca, South Carolina. 1776/8/2 Most delegates to Congress sign the Declaration of Independence. 1776/8/12 Americans defeat a Cherokee war party and burn the Cherokee village, Tamassy, South Carolina. 1776/8/27 ...
Nathanael Greene, army general in the American Revolution who succeeded General Horatio Gates as commander in chief of the Continental Army in the South in December 1780. Greene was George Washington’s designated successor as overall commander and a str
American Revolution Era Chickamauga Cherokee Wars: 1776-1794 In a struggle to keep their territory, the Cherokee, led byChief Dragging Canoe, fought against American settlers throughout theRevolutionary War, across Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. Post-1786, the Cherokee join...
((Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776), in Eric Foner, ed., Thomas Paine: Collected Writings (New York: Library of America, 1995), 23.)) All would, in their own way, lay claim to the freedom and equality promised, if not fully realized, by the Revolution. II. Free and Enslaved Black...
Despite his achievements as a producer, Diplo's individual achievements are no less remarkable. His EP Revolution was a commercial success and has been featured in numerous commercials and films. Diplo's influence extends beyond music; he is also known for his philant...