Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. June 1776 and May 1780. The site of Fort Sullivan, which was renamed Fort Moultrie, this island was successfully defended against the Charleston expedition of Clinton in 1776 and fell to the British without resistance during the Charleston expedition of Clinton in 1780.
SEE ALSO Charleston Expedition of Clinton in 1776; Charleston Expedition of Clinton in 1780.
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