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Eutaw Springs, Battle of
EUTAW SPRINGS, BATTLE OFEUTAW SPRINGS, BATTLE OF (8 September 1781). General Nathanael Greene, who replaced General Horatio Gates after the crushing defeat at Camden, South Carolina, in August, lost this battle to a superior British force under Colonel Alexander Stewart. Greene was routed and lost a quarter of his 2, 000 Continentals and North and South Carolina militia in the conflict. But he inflicted even heavier casualties on the British, forcing them to retreat to Charleston and preventing Stewart from aiding Lord Cornwallis, then in Virginia. Six weeks later, surrounded by Continental and French forces at Yorktown, Cornwallis surrendered. BIBLIOGRAPHYLumpkin, Henry. From Savannah to Yorktown. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1981. Thayer, Theodore. Nathanael Greene: Strategist of the American Revolution. New York: Twayne, 1960. R. L.Meriwether/a. r. See alsoCamden, Battle of ; Southern Campaigns ; Yorktown Campaign . |
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"Eutaw Springs, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Eutaw Springs, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401801423.html "Eutaw Springs, Battle of." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401801423.html |
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Eutaw Springs, Battle of
Eutaw Springs, Battle of a Revolutionary War battle near Charleston, South Carolina, that occurred on September 8, 1781. British troops were led by Col. Alexander Stewart against American attacks under Gen. Nathanael Greene. Greene wanted to prevent Stewart from joining Charles Cornwallis and thus put an end to the British threat to the south. Although 2,000 American troops were poorly clothed, barefoot, and slightly outnumbered, they won, and Stewart withdrew his forces to Charleston, where they stayed until the end of the war.
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"Eutaw Springs, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Eutaw Springs, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-EutawSpringsBattleof.html "Eutaw Springs, Battle of." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-EutawSpringsBattleof.html |
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