1780 Siege of Charlestown - Revolutionary War (Horizontal view) Churches as the French called Carolina

as the French called Carolina

The Civil War had taken its toll on South Carolina

which proved disastrous

Charleston had undergone a metamorphosis from an antebellum city of great political strength

1780 Siege of Charlestown - Revolutionary War (Horizontal view) Churches as the French called CarolinaThis 1780 map depicts Charlestowne and the surrounding area when British commander Sir Henry Clinton, along with Lord Charles Cornwallis and 14,000 British soldiers, sailors, and marines, arrived with a plan to finally capture Charlestowne. The British had captured Savannah, Georgia in 1778, and in 1780, Clinton and Cornwallis decided they would move up the coast and attack Charlestowne from the land. The British landed at Edisto Inlet and marched