Entry #13: Backing Off 04/26/1780

After all of their victorious battles won by the colonists, the British have begun to back off. Meanwhile, while their leaving us up north alone; they are starting to fight with the south. They have taken another approach by moving to the south to fight. With the British general, General Henry Clinton they are overtaking many colonies like Georgia. Their main target recently was Charleston, South Carolina. He won easily. Henry brought fourteen thousand troops and at the end he had only two-hundred and fifty casualties. When Charleston surrendered, Britain gained 5,400 prisoners, and this battle was one of Britain’s biggest victories.

    Battles of the american revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/americanrevolution/battles.htm