SC, USA
Charleston Fortification Lines (Citadel Area)
Battlefield
The general area of Charleston's 1780 inner defense works, which the Patriot garrison constructed across the neck of the peninsula. The fortifications were substantial but ultimately unable to withstand a siege once the British cut off all supply and reinforcement routes.
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Hampton Park area, Charleston, SC 29403
Connected Events
Jun 1776
Battle of Sullivan's Island (Fort Moultrie)
General Henry Clinton, Colonel William Moultrie
Jun 1779
Philipsburg Proclamation
General Henry Clinton
Feb 1780
British Forces Land South of Charleston
General Henry Clinton, Major General Benjamin Lincoln
Apr 1780
Tarleton Cuts the Cooper River Road
Major General Benjamin Lincoln, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
May 1780
Surrender of Charleston
General Henry Clinton, Major General Benjamin Lincoln
May 1780
Waxhaws Engagement (Tarleton's Quarter)
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Aug 1781
Execution of Isaac Hayne
Colonel Isaac Hayne
Dec 1782
British Evacuation of Charleston
Nathanael Greene
Dec 1782
Greene Enters Charleston
Nathanael Greene