In May, 1781, after the British army under General Cornwallis retreats to the coast of North Carolina. General Greene's Continentals, supported by local militia attack British outposts in South Carolina at Fort Watson and Fort Motte, and due battle with the British under Lord Rawdon at Hobkirk Hill.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: William Washington, American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence, by Daniel Murphy.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Colonel John Gunby of the Maryland line: being some account of his contribution to American liberty,
by A.A. Gunby: https://archive.org/details/coloneljohngunby00gunb
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ARP158 Battle of Brandywine
ARP157 British Landing and Cooch's Bridge
ARP156 The Siege of Fort Henry
Episode 155 The Battle of Bennington
Episode 154 John Stark Raises an Army
Episode 153 Staten Island and Setauket
Episode 152 Fort Stanwix and Oriskany
Episode 151 The St. Leger Expedition
Episode 150 Howe Leaves New York
Episode 149 Lafayette Comes to America
Episode 148 Murder of Jane McCrea
Episode 147 Kidnapping General Prescott
Episode 146 Battle of Hubbardton
Episode 145 Retreat from Ticonderoga
Episode 144 Defense of Fort Ticonderoga
Episode 143 Burgoyne's Northern Army
Episode 142 Disease and the Revolution
Episode 141 Congress Returns to Philadelphia
Episode 140 Battle of Short Hills
Episode 139 Meigs Raid on Sag Harbor
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