"Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's…mehr
"Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's plan to quell the rebellion in the Carolinas and Georgia.The scene of two major battles and more than a dozen lesser clashes, Camden represents a brutal yet fascinating chapter in the history of the American Revolution.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Derek Smith was a crime reporter in Savannah, Georgia, for almost ten years and has written extensively on the Civil War. He lives in Bishopville, South Carolina.
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Table of Contents Preface Notable Events and Dates in Camden's Revolutionary War Timeline Introduction 1. Camden's Beginnings 2. "To win over the wavering" and the Gathering Storm 3. A Scarlet Hurricane Roars Ashore: 1780 4. "I have cut 170 Off'rs and Men to pieces" 5. "The Carolinas have been conquered" 6. "Our Army is like a dead whale upon the Sea Shore" 7. "I resolved ... to attack the rebel army" 8. "The most tremendous firing I ever heard" 9. "A perfect scene of horror and confusion" 10. "The firmest troops in the field" 11. "A prisoner of war ... with one of my legs quite broke by a musket ball" 12. "We made our retreat like lost sheep" 13. Dance of the Devils 14. "The late affair has almost broke my heart": 1781 15. "To the plains of Zama" 16. "In the flush of victory and pursuit": Hobkirk Hill 17. "Camden" Has "an evil genius about it" 18. "He conquers by magic" 19. The Leaders in the Postwar Period 20. "Loud and long were the cheers of the multitude" 21. Women "Reapers" of the Camden Region: 1780 22. African Americans at Camden and Beyond 23. DeKalb's First Grave: "in the 'custom of knighthood'" 24. DeKalb, Major Benjamin Nones and the "Hebrew Legion" Appendix: Beyond the Battles: Camden Military Lore Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Notable Events and Dates in Camden's Revolutionary War Timeline Introduction 1. Camden's Beginnings 2. "To win over the wavering" and the Gathering Storm 3. A Scarlet Hurricane Roars Ashore: 1780 4. "I have cut 170 Off'rs and Men to pieces" 5. "The Carolinas have been conquered" 6. "Our Army is like a dead whale upon the Sea Shore" 7. "I resolved ... to attack the rebel army" 8. "The most tremendous firing I ever heard" 9. "A perfect scene of horror and confusion" 10. "The firmest troops in the field" 11. "A prisoner of war ... with one of my legs quite broke by a musket ball" 12. "We made our retreat like lost sheep" 13. Dance of the Devils 14. "The late affair has almost broke my heart": 1781 15. "To the plains of Zama" 16. "In the flush of victory and pursuit": Hobkirk Hill 17. "Camden" Has "an evil genius about it" 18. "He conquers by magic" 19. The Leaders in the Postwar Period 20. "Loud and long were the cheers of the multitude" 21. Women "Reapers" of the Camden Region: 1780 22. African Americans at Camden and Beyond 23. DeKalb's First Grave: "in the 'custom of knighthood'" 24. DeKalb, Major Benjamin Nones and the "Hebrew Legion" Appendix: Beyond the Battles: Camden Military Lore Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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