A Gallant Defense - The Siege of Charleston, 1780

A detailed account of the tactics, strategy, and far-reaching consequences of a pivotal Revolutionary War campaign

About the author

Carl P. Borick is the assistant director of the Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, and the author of Relieve Us of This Burthen: American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780�1782.

Summary

In 1779 Sir Henry Clinton and more than eight thousand British troops left the waters of New York, seeking to capture the colonies' most important southern port, Charleston, South Carolina. Suggesting that the importance of the siege has been underestimated, this study contends that the British effort against Charleston was one of the most critical campaigns of the war.

Product details

• Authors: Carl P Borick, Carl P. Borick
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2012
• EAN: 9781611171396
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-139-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration