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When we think of the American Revolution, we think of the North: Lexington and Concord, Washington crossing the Delaware, the winter at Valley Forge. But it was in the South—in the swamps and backwoods of Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia—where the war was decided. Mark Malloy, author of To the Last Extremity: The Battles For Charleston, explains.
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The Southern Campaign: The Fight For the South
Presented by Mark Maloy
When we think of the American Revolution, we think of the North: Lexington and Concord, Washington crossing the Delaware, the winter at Valley Forge.
But it was in the South—in the swamps and backwoods of Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia—where the war was decided.
By 1779, the conflict was at a stalemate. To break it, the British High Command shifted its attention to the southern colonies.
The campaign got off to a promising start. In May 1780, after a catastrophic siege, Charleston fell. It was the worst American defeat of the entire war, resulting in the surrender of over 5,000 men and the loss of the South's major port.
Leading the British force was General Charles Cornwallis. While his manner was genteel, his military strategy was aggressive and unforgiving. He fully expected to make short work of the rebels.
George Washington sent his most trusted officer, Nathanael Greene, to stop him.
Greene was one of those remarkable Americans who emerged out of the crucible of the Revolution. Born in Rhode Island in 1742, he rejected
