Hooray for the American forces. As you say, Tara, it was a battle of attrition. The British weren't fighting for their homeland and that fact had to have been a huge advantage for those who were.
Thank you Tara for each of these stories. American history taught one story at a time.
As the saying goes, “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” Or could it be that Devine Providence provided the severe weather conditions to give the home team an advantage in battle. I think it was a combination of the two in this case.
Making so many mistakes and still emerging victorious after retreating under pressure. Learning about these events makes it even more miraculous that an independent and free country eventually was established.
Unfortunately, a weak place of the militia was frequently their discipline. They could fight like banshees but too often checked out of the fight when they thought they were finished. However, the militia in the South was much better coordinated than many of their compatriots and hung in a battle a little longer. If they were mad going into a battle such as Kings Mountain, they were hard to beat and got carried away in destroying their enemies. Eutaw Springs showed that they would stand and fight, yet when their job was finished they thought the fight was over!
Disorder proved the Continentals near undoing. If they had stuck to the battle instead of looting the camp, much could have been won. Still, a "victory" is a victory. Hindsight is frequently 20/20, but there is also the fact we weren't there to really see what was going on, right?
Thank you for your ongoing stories. I live just outside of Frances Marion forest..Growing up in PA., I heard the stories of the north during the revolution, but very little of the south. God Bless our country.
We went over to Johnson Square in Savannah while on vacation, to take pictures of Nathaniel Greene's statue there. Nate, a hunting buddy of My Son in Law wanted pictures of His Great, Great's statue! YEP, Nate Greene!
BTW, Nathaniel Greene was given a large plantation (Mulberry Grove Plantation) near Savannah in recompense for His service to America. Being a northerner and not used to the southern heat, Nathaniel Greene died there of heat related maladies.
Hooray for the American forces. As you say, Tara, it was a battle of attrition. The British weren't fighting for their homeland and that fact had to have been a huge advantage for those who were.
Thank you Tara for each of these stories. American history taught one story at a time.
As the saying goes, “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” Or could it be that Devine Providence provided the severe weather conditions to give the home team an advantage in battle. I think it was a combination of the two in this case.
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Making so many mistakes and still emerging victorious after retreating under pressure. Learning about these events makes it even more miraculous that an independent and free country eventually was established.
Unfortunately, a weak place of the militia was frequently their discipline. They could fight like banshees but too often checked out of the fight when they thought they were finished. However, the militia in the South was much better coordinated than many of their compatriots and hung in a battle a little longer. If they were mad going into a battle such as Kings Mountain, they were hard to beat and got carried away in destroying their enemies. Eutaw Springs showed that they would stand and fight, yet when their job was finished they thought the fight was over!
Disorder proved the Continentals near undoing. If they had stuck to the battle instead of looting the camp, much could have been won. Still, a "victory" is a victory. Hindsight is frequently 20/20, but there is also the fact we weren't there to really see what was going on, right?
I have had the privilege of visiting the battlefield and explaining to my wife and kids the events of the battle.
Thank you, Tara.
Thanks Tara for this lesson. I enjoy learning about history from you.
Almost seems like the British were just tired of fighting.
Thank you for your ongoing stories. I live just outside of Frances Marion forest..Growing up in PA., I heard the stories of the north during the revolution, but very little of the south. God Bless our country.
We went over to Johnson Square in Savannah while on vacation, to take pictures of Nathaniel Greene's statue there. Nate, a hunting buddy of My Son in Law wanted pictures of His Great, Great's statue! YEP, Nate Greene!
BTW, Nathaniel Greene was given a large plantation (Mulberry Grove Plantation) near Savannah in recompense for His service to America. Being a northerner and not used to the southern heat, Nathaniel Greene died there of heat related maladies.
I didn't know that. Pretty sad!
Yes!
Surprising, that with both Greene and Marion there, that the Americans didn't do better. Two of America's best leaders during the Revolution.
Intelligence and communication were not very good especially with group of fighters that were not well equipped nor trained.
That's practically a pyrrhic victory for the Continental Army!
That was a battle that I was unaware of. Thank you for the lesson.
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