SC, USA
Patriots Point and Charleston Harbor Entrance
Landmark
The harbor entrance near modern Patriots Point was the critical waterway that British Admiral Peter Parker's fleet attempted to force in June 1776. The guns of Fort Sullivan — later Fort Moultrie — commanded this approach and broke the British naval assault. The site today overlooks the harbor from Mount Pleasant.
Visiting Today
Address
40 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
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