Battle of Camden

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The Battle of Camden was a major 1780 British victory in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War that severely weakened American forces in the South under General Horatio Gates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Camden Court House ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Camden
AmericanCasualties high casualties and many captured ⓘ
AmericanCommander Horatio Gates ⓘ
AmericanForcesComposition Continental Army regulars and militia ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ
United States ⓘ
BritishCasualties significantly lower than American casualties ⓘ
BritishCommander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
BritishForcesComposition British regulars and Loyalist units ⓘ
campaign Carolina campaign of 1780 ⓘ
combatantStrengthAmerican approximately 3,000–4,000 troops ⓘ
combatantStrengthBritish approximately 2,000–2,500 troops ⓘ
commander Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
Horatio Gates ⓘ
commemoratedBy historic site near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (then Thirteen Colonies) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Colonies
date 1780-08-16 ⓘ
dayOfWeek Wednesday ⓘ
effect discredited Horatio Gates as an American commander ⓘ
led to appointment of Nathanael Greene to command in the South ⓘ
severely weakened Continental Army forces in the South ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Battle of Kings Mountain ⓘ
geographicalContext Kershaw County, South Carolina ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnit British Army ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
Loyalist militia ⓘ
legacy key event shaping subsequent Southern campaign ⓘ
one of the worst defeats for the Continental Army ⓘ
location near Camden, South Carolina ⓘ
notableFor collapse of American position in much of South Carolina ⓘ
decisive British victory in the Southern theater ⓘ
severe defeat of American forces under Horatio Gates ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
British southern campaign ⓘ
precededBy British capture of Charleston ⓘ
region South Carolina backcountry ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicObjectiveAmerican challenge British control in the South ⓘ
strategicObjectiveBritish secure control of South Carolina ⓘ
theatre Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
timeOfDay fought in early morning hours ⓘ
year 1780 ⓘ

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Horatio Gates → participantIn → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Battle of Camden → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Camden Court House ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Camden
Battle of Kings Mountain → precededBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
British Legion → engagement → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Johann de Kalb → participatedIn → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis → battle → Battle of Camden ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl Cornwallis
Camden, South Carolina → siteOf → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Battle of Waxhaws → followedBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Battle of Hanging Rock → followedBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Battle of Fishing Creek → precededBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
British southern strategy → keyEvent → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Carolina campaign of 1780 → hasPart → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Otho Holland Williams → participatedIn → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Maryland Line → engagement → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Johann de Kalb → battle → Battle of Camden ⓘ
subject linked to: de Kalb
Horatio Gates → notableBattle → Battle of Camden ⓘ
subject linked to: Continental Army generals
Battle of Sumter’s Defeat → precededBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
British Southern strategy during the American Revolutionary War → keyOperation → Camden campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Camden
British Legion dragoons → engagement → Battle of Camden ⓘ
Battle of Fishdam Ford → precededBy → Battle of Camden ⓘ
6th Maryland Regiment → engagedInBattle → Battle of Camden ⓘ