Place: South Carolina
Sides: British and Germans vs. the Americans
Generals: Major General Lord Cornwallis vs. Major General Horatio Gates
Size of the armies: The British were1,500 hundred regulars and 500 militia. The American army included 1,500 Continental troops and some 1,500 militia.
Outcome: British victory
Since Charleston was under the power of the British, Maj. General Horatio Gates wanted to double up his winnings and territory. So Gates immediately marched for Camden, South Carolina to capture the British. Back in Charleston, Lt. General Charles Earl Cornwallis learned of Gates' march and went to Camden. On evening of August 15, the two armies ran into each other. The next morning, they started to fight. The British were obviously bigger than the Patriots, about 1/3 bigger and better equiped. So Gates had to retreat forty miles on the same day. Not such a good day right?
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