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Wally Firkins's avatar

I can imagine a Commander being so bad that his own men wouldn't defend him. They must have had it bad to willingly let Col. Campbell go. House to House fighting in the toughest kind when the civilians are in the houses along with the British. It will be with anticipation that I wait for the eventual victory over Georgetown. Thank you Tara.

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Samuel Vanderburg's avatar

I love the history of the American Revolution in the South - especially South Carolina. Both my wife and I had ancestors that participated in that conflict as Patriots.

The movie that depicts some of the sentiment of that theater of operation starring Mel Gibson, The Patriot, shows some of the angst and suffering that occurred in SC as it became a civil war. Families were torn in their allegiance to King or to country with brother fighting brother and neighbor fighting neighbor. This was partially due to the treachery of the British commander in North America changing the terms of surrender after Charlestown was surrendered in 1780.

Thanks again, Tara Ross, for your great stories of history in the USA!

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