Battle of Camden

The Battle of Camden, also known as the Battle of Camden Court House, was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Charles, Lord Cornwallis routed the numerically superior American forces led by Major General Horatio Gates about four miles north of Camden, South Carolina, thus strengthening the British hold on the Carolinas following the capture of Charleston.

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Battle of Camden Court House
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1780 Battle of Camden

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1780 Battle of Hanging Rock

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1781 Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

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1865 Battle of Boykin's Mill

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Cornwallis2

Battle of Camden

Camden, southeast redoubt

Camden Battlefield Marker (Kershaw County, South Carolina)

A sketch of the battle near Camden in South Carolina, 16 Augst. 1780. LOC 73691876

Plan of the battle fought near Camden, August 16th, 1780. LOC gm71000640

The American Revolution (1891) (14776995251)

Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry (1899) (14597296349)

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Restoration 2

127 of 'The Youth's History of the United States, etc' (11187380714)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Hanging Rock	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Battle of Camden	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Hobkirk's Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Battle of Boykin's Mill	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Cornwallis2		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Camden		Commons
commons	image		Camden, southeast redoubt		Commons
commons	image		Camden Battlefield Marker (Kershaw County, South Carolina)		Commons
commons	image		A sketch of the battle near Camden in South Carolina, 16 Augst. 1780. LOC 73691876		Commons
commons	image		Plan of the battle fought near Camden, August 16th, 1780. LOC gm71000640		Commons
commons	image		The American Revolution (1891) (14776995251)		Commons
commons	image		Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry (1899) (14597296349)		Commons
commons	image		Historic Camden Revolutionary War Restoration 2		Commons
commons	image		127 of 'The Youth's History of the United States, etc' (11187380714)		Commons