Eight months after this large battle, another attempt to take its namesake town was made at Hobkirk's Hill, after which it was burned and abandoned.
Eight months after this large battle, another attempt to take its namesake town was made at Hobkirk's Hill, after which it was burned and abandoned. As at Guilford Courthouse, James Webster led the decisive troop movement in this battle, which began under the temporary commander Lord Rawdon. One army in this battle had just changed commanders after the capture of Benjamin (*) Lincoln and was marching south from Hillsboro. Prussian general Johann de Kalb was mortally wounded at this battle, which led to Nathanael Greene taking command in the South. For 10 points, Charles Cornwallis defeated Horatio Gates at what August 16, 1780 battle in South Carolina?
Eight months after this large battle, another attempt to take its namesake town was made at Hobkirk's Hill, after which it was burned and abandoned.
Battle of Camden