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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