Question

What was the outcome of the battle of Charleston?

Answer 1

After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on this day in 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Americans nearly lost their entire army

Explanation:

The battle of Charleston was a major combat and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the colony of Charles Town (today Charleston), the capital of South Carolina and the surrounding areas, between March 29 and May 12, 1780. Due to the collapse of the British's northern strategy in late 1777 and their withdrawal from Philadelphia in 1778, the British shifted their focus to the American Southern Colonies.

About six weeks of siege, General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston troops, surrendered his forces to the British. It was remembered as one of the worst American defeats of the war.

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