Camden,+SC

Camden, South Carolina By Andy Taylor



British general, Charles Cornwallis, just captured Charlestown South Carolina when he was told to capture the rest of South Carolina. Shortly after his fall at Charlestown, General Horatio Gates led his troops to Camden South Carolina. British General Charles Cornwallis got word of this plan and led his troops there as well.

The two armies met in Camden on August 15 and the following morning they were ready for battle. General Gate's army was badly intimidated by the British and many ran before even firing a shot. The battle was severly one-sided. The American casualties reached 1050, while the British casualties were only 324. In the mean time the American's lost General Baron de Kalb, and the General Horatio Gates had to retreat. The Americans lost just about everything in the battle due to the military mistakes Gates made.