Tag Archives: Battle of Camden

From the Preservation Front: “Liberty Trailblazers – American Battlefield Trust”

Posted on March 24, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT) comes the following announcement and call for assistance. The first line of the announcement sums up the importance of this new initiative of the American Battlefield Trust: “They secured our liberty. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Camden, Battle of Eutaw Springs, Emerging Revolutionary War, Liberty Trail, National Park Service, South Carolina, South Carolina Battleground Trust | Leave a comment

Visiting the Scene of Action: Battle of Camden

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Mark Wilcox

A reflection on the previous month’s exploration in South Carolina. August 16, 1780 would prove to be a devastating day for the American Army in the south, known as the “Grand Army” by its commander, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Abraham Buford, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Andrew Jackson, Banastre Tarleton, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Battle of Fishing Creek, Battle of Waxhaws, Camden, Charles Baxley, David Reuwer, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, General Horatio Gates, Hallie Baxter, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Jim Piecuch, Lord Charles Cornwallis, South Carolina, Thomas Sumter | 3 Comments

“In the deepest distress and anxiety of mind…” Gen. Gates letter to Congress on the Battle of Camden

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Rob Orrison

238 years ago today the United States military suffered one of its worst defeats. The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780 just a few miles north of Camden, SC was a total defeat for the American “Grand Army” … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater, Uncategorized | Tagged Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Horatio Gates, Lord Cornwallis | 1 Comment

1st Maryland’s 2nd Last Stand

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Phill Greenwalt

I was recently reading the superb book by Patrick O’Donnell on Washington’s Immortals, which brought me back to a talk I did about the same Marylanders in the American Revolution a few years back. Below is an excerpt of that talk and highlights … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged 1780, 1781, 1st Maryland Continental, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Camden, Battle of Guilford Court House, Continental Army, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Lawrence Babits, New York, Patrick O'Donnell, Washington's Immortals | Leave a comment

The Other German

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Baron Frederich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben or Frederich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben or more simply Baron von Steuben, may be the most recognizable German to serve with the American army during the American Revolution.* His merits, pedigree, … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Civil War, Revolutionary War | Tagged Banastre Tarleton, Baron von Steuben, Battle of Camden, Bethesda Presbyterian Churchyard, Camden, Continental Army, Delaware, George Washington, Horatio Gates, Johann de Kalb, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Maryland, North Carolina, Robert Mills, South Carolina, Valley Forge, Washington Monument | 5 Comments