What was initially Great Britain's greatest victory in the War for American Independence turned into the final humiliating defeat of the British. On May 12, 1780, British Lt. Gen. read more
Soon after securing Charleston, Clinton gave command of the Southern Theatre to Cornwallis and on June 5, he sailed north back to New York. Clinton's one order to Cornwallis before he left, was to maintain possession of Charleston above all else. read more