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	Battle of Camden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Camden was an important battle in the Southern Theatre of the American Revolutionary War.
		Gates' force marched towards Camden, South Carolina, and on August 16 encountered Cornwallis north of the town.
		American casualties at Camden were 1,000 killed and wounded, 1,000 captured with another 132 missing, and included the loss of General De Kalb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Camden (708 words)

	Camden Battle of - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Camden, Battle of, engagement of the American War of Independence fought on August 16, 1780, about 5 km (3 mi) north of Camden, South Carolina, then...
		Camden is a trade, manufacturing, and transport centre, with two deep-water docking areas and major rail freight...
		Located at the junction of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo rivers, it is an industrial centre in a...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Camden_Battle_of.html (111 words)

	Camden Chronicle Independent
		The Battle of Camden, which included a skirmish the night before, was a heavy loss for Colonial forces but a loss that led to British surrender at Yorktown.
		Cooper said she now recognizes that the Battle of Camden was a watershed event, important to understanding the eventual defeat of British Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis.
		Camden Historic Landmarks Commission Chairman Clarence Mahoney then read his new Battle of Camden poem, which is available for purchase with all proceeds going toward work at the battle site.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15076188&BRD=1382&PAG=461&dept_id=161822&rfi=6 (1333 words)

	Camden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Camden may refer to an area in London, England called Camden Town and a London borough: the London Borough of Camden
		The Battle of Camden was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War
		Electoral district of Camden is an electoral district in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, based around the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camden (154 words)

	The American Revolution (Camden)
		Camden was central to controlling the back country of South Carolina because of its crossroads location near the Wateree River and the Catawba (Indian) Trail.
		Camden was held by a garrison of about 700 men under Lt Colonel Lord Rawdon.
		The British opened the battle by attacking with their right wing on the American left wing at the heart of the militia.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_camd.asp (2136 words)

	The Battle of Camden: Part I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		He had successfully battled the British admiral commanding in the West Indies and was now come to assist in driving the British troops from Georgia.
		Gates, in his regret that the enemy was not standing to give battle, felt that want of provisions had perhaps destroyed the finest opportunity that could be presented of driving in the enemy's advance posts, in all likelihood even into Charleston.
		He was not sending them into the "front line of battle in the dark", but was calling upon them to perform their legitimate duty of reconnaissance and delaying action.
	www.historycarper.com /resources/bocsc/part1.htm (7391 words)

	Untitled Document
		I say "site" because there is no battle "field", just two simple stones and a historical marker to mark where the American army in the south was virtually destroyed in a single day.
		The historical marker states the facts of the battle, noting the regiments which fought and that the rebel army was defeated and scattered by Cornwallis.
		Though Camden was a terrible psychological blow to the rebel cause, Gates' deployment was studied by Daniel Morgan and Nathanael Greene, who later used the militia's weakness agains the British at Cowpens and Guildford Courthouse (see the Fields of Honor: the American War for Independence rulebook).
	www.peginc.com /Downloads/FieldsofHonor/FoHCamden.htm (721 words)

	The Battle of Camden
		Lord Rawdon was in command at Camden with a force nine hundred in number, and strongly intrenched When Greene relinquished the pursuit of Cornwallis, he marched directly against Rawdon, and arrived within a mile of his intrenchments on the 19th of April, 1781.
		The works were too strong for Greene's force to assail, and the latter were not numerous enough to invest them and begin a siege; so he withdrew to Hobkirk's Hill, a well-wooded eminence northward of Camden, and encamped within a mile and a half of Rawdon's intrenchments, where he awaited expected reinforcements under Sumter.
		There, on the 24th, he heard of the capture of a post at Wright's Bluff, below Camden by Marion and Lee, and was impatient to fall upon Rawdon, for he was informed that almost five hundred troops were marching up the Santee to reinforce the latter.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/battleof_bdj.html (632 words)

	Camden Geneology. The Family of Camden
		Camden who was the head of Westminster school and spent many years writing and recording ancient history in England, all written in Latin and later transcribed.
		To illustrate character of Jane Camden Henshaw and a typical kid stunt of their times, once Shelt and Jane were visiting at Uncle John Wright's, the children were playing in the barn lot and dared Jane to ride a mule which was known to run away at the least provocation.
		Camden, Deceased, was this day produced into Court and proven by the oath of Robert L. Cobbs and Sally Duncan, two of the subscribing witnesses to said will and the same is ordered to be recorded.
	www.heritech.com /soil/genealogy/camden/camden.htm (13575 words)

	Links, Battle of Camden Project
		H.L. Landers The Battle Of Camden South Carolina August 16, 1780 By Lieut.
		The Sacrifice of Delaware's Continental Regiment at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, on 1780 August 16.
		Battle of Camden participants also at the Battle of Cowpens, derived from Bobby Moss' Patriot at the Cowpens, noting those for whom copies of h.w.
	www.battleofcamden.org /links.htm (1072 words)

	The Battle of Camden
		William Camden, who lived on his nearby farm with his wife and children, probably stayed with his parents for the rest of the day to bolster their number.
		He and his men, fully prepared to do battle with a fortified nest of rebel resistance, were surprised to find that the fort of rebels consisted of what appeared to be nothing more than a modest farmhouse occupied by a rather small family.
		Undoubtedly, the Camden family continued under a cloud, since their name had irrevocably linked to the rebel cause due to the incident remembered as the Battle of Camden.
	www.heritech.com /soil/genealogy/camden/cambat.htm (9235 words)

	The Battle of Camden: Part II
		The Battle of Camden: Part II When General Clinton and Admiral Arbuthnot departed from Charleston on the 5th day of June, to return to New York, General Cornwallis was left in command of the British expeditionary force in South Carolina.
		The British battle line was formed with Webster's division on the right, the four light companies, 148 strong, being on the flank and reaching to the swamp.
		In the line of battle were two 6-pounders, and two 3-pounders under Lieutenant McLeod, posted to the left of the road and in front of the right of the Irish Volunteers.
	www.historycarper.com /resources/bocsc/part2.htm (7435 words)

	Battle of Camden
		The Battle of Camden took place on 16 August 1780, about six miles north of the modern-day City of Camden, South Carolina.
		At the end of the battle, de Kalb was mortally wounded and died three days later in the City of Camden.
		Over 1000 Americans died in the battle and most of rest were wounded or just simply deserted and went home.
	www.angelfire.com /folk/scsites/battle_of_camden.htm (379 words)

	The Battle of King's Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The following account of the battle of King's Mountain is a copy of the original paper, drawn up by the late General Joseph Graham, father of the present governor of North Carolina, of Lincoln county, North Carolina, the county in which the site of the battle is located.
		The accompanying plan of the battle is a copy by a young lady of Carolina from the original taken by Gen. Graham on the ground.
		Col. Campbell was appointed commanding officer of the militia in Eastern Virginia, after the battle of Guilford, in which he acted a conspicuous part, and died in the service, of a fever, while yet but a young man, and was buried at Rocky Mills, in Hanover county.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/801007.htm (3325 words)

	Camden Resources, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Camden targets Frio, Vicksburg, Wilcox and Yegua trends from the Rio Grande to the Sabine River in South Texas.
		Camden brings an exceptional drilling and operational track record and is ready to drill projects.
		The defeat at Camden was only a momentary setback, where the surviving troops re-gathered, were re-equipped, and in a year had driven the British back into Charleston and Savannah where the siege of Yorktown effectively ended the war with a victory for the Americans.
	www.camdenresources.com /faqs.htm (209 words)

	The Battle of Camden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The town of Camden was central to controlling the back country of South Carolina because of its crossroads location near the Wateree River and the Catawba Trail.
		Rawdon advanced from Camden to meet the Americans and took a position on a creek, northeast of the town.
		The Battle of Camden was also known as the Battle of Gum Swamp.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/800816.htm (1444 words)

	City of Camden — Kershaw County — South Carolina
		North of town, the hallowed grounds of the Battle of Camden site stand in silent memory of those who fought and died for their young country.
		Camden, known as “The Steeplechase Capital of the World” is home to the Carolina Cup and Colonial Cup, which bring visitors from across the globe for the sports of steeplechase racing and tailgating.
		Stomp divots during breaks in the action at The Camden Cup Polo Match, or enjoy the beauty of equine competition at Camden Equestrian Center.
	www.camden-sc.org /camden.php (282 words)

	The Battle of Camden
		of the Battle of Camden is that it should never have taken place when and where it did.
		Another marker states that 2,000 acres of the Battle of Camden site were designated a National Landmark in 1961.
		This site may be reached by going north from Historic Camden for about seven miles on Highway 521, then take a left fork onto Flat Rock Road.
	www.historic-camden.net /battle_of_camden.htm (449 words)

	DESSAR - The Sacrifice of Delaware
		In a series of battles in August, September, and October the British drove the American force off of Long Island and Manhattan Island, and then held the city of New York until the end of the war.
		The Battle of Camden SC Preparations: At Rugeley's Mill, SC, the Continentals were joined by 2,000 militia from North Carolina and 700 militia from Virginia [Ward].
		The Delaware Society encouraged the state of Delaware to erect, in the Revolutionary War section of the historical park in Camden SC, a bronze marker inscribed with the names of the Delaware Continentals who died for liberty and independence at the battle of Camden.
	www.sar.org /dessar/camden96.htm (2196 words)

	The Patriot Resource: Battle of Camden
		Gates immediately marched for Camden, South Carolina to capture the outpost there.
		Gates was routed, Maj. General Baron de Kalb was killed in the fighting and Gates himself retreated forty miles on the same day.
		Camden: Background Part II Marching Armies - Generals Gates and Cornwallis on the move;
	www.patriotresource.com /battles/camden.html (212 words)

	The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
		Horatio Gates was routed at the Battle of Camden.
		Of the British force that had first marched into the battle, nearly 1/4 were now casualties, while Greene suffered only about 300 casualties and more importantly, his core units of Continental regulars were still fresh.
		In the aftermath of the battle, Cornwallis was forced to retreat in search of supplies and a safe camp to restrengthen his forces.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/810315.htm (1033 words)

	The Battle of Camden
		Death of Baron Von Kalb at the Battle of Camden
		Cornwallis arrived at Camden which over the next few months became an important base of operations for the British and in which supplies were assembled.
		Rawdon advanced from Camden to meet the Americans and took a position on a creek to the North-East of the town.
	www.britishbattles.com /battle-camden.htm (755 words)

	Southern Campaign: The American Revolution in South Carolina: May 1780 to September 1780 and the Battle of Camden.
		Jim has written a compendium on accounts on the Battle of Camden and accepted an appointment as an assistant history professor at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.
		Charles is the chair of the Battle of Camden battlefield preservation project advisory council.
		She served as a planner, hostess, and symposium coordinator of the Tarleton, Camden Campaign, and Thomas Sumter Symposia.
	www.southerncampaign.org /sc06/speakers.html (1641 words)

	Battle of Camden
		In July 1780, Horatio Gates was at Camden, commanding a force of 1,400 Continentals.
		General Cornwalis was also in Camden, with an army of 3,000.
		This led to a general crumbling of the American lines, and the American army was soon in complete retreat.
	www.multied.com /revolt/Camden.html (104 words)

	Battle of Camden Study Act
		(1) The Battle of Camden, fought on August 16, 1780, was a significant defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
		The British used Camden as a logistical base for the invasion of North Carolina and as a key recruitment and organizing point for Loyalists in South Carolina.
		(4) The Battle of Camden was one of the largest field battles of the Revolution with both armies using a combination of infantry, calvary, and artillery units.
	www.theorator.com /bills109/hr3493.html (759 words)

	Camden Expedition Articles
		The Camden Expedition was the Arkansas phase of the Red River Campaign in 1864.
		The advance of Union forces in Louisiana was defeated at the Battle of Pleasant Hill.
		An account, with maps, of an important battle in the Camden expedition that was controversial because of the massacre of Black Union troops by Confederate forces.
	peace.saumag.edu /swark/articles/ahq/camden_expedition/camdenexpedition-articles.html (674 words)

	camden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The battle of Camden, South Carolina was a stunning defeat for the American Army.
		However the battle of Camden did effectively remove the politically appointed General Hortio Gates, and place the new General Nathaniel Greene, a man Washington had hoped would replace him should anything befall the Commander in Chief.
		Lord Rawdon was to establish strong outposts at Camden, Cheraw, Hanging Rock, and Rocky Mount.
	www.afn.org /~sar_gvil/camden.htm (608 words)

	Battle of Camden Reenactment Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The event featured two Saturday battles for the public which were a dress rehearsal for the reenactors.
		With the second Saturday battle set for 3PM I made a few laps around the campsites see page6 page7 and then waited on the battlefield.
		The Battle of Camden was a tremendous field defeat for Gates' "Grand Army" by the British Southern Army.
	www.instydigipics.com /event_photos/revwar/revwarfront.html (1191 words)

	Camden Chronicle Independent
		It is Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, and she and other VIPs are standing just off Flat Rock Road several miles north of Camden holding ceremonial shovels as they announce groundbreaking for Battle of Camden National Military Park.
		The Battle of Camden is a story of a horrible patriot defeat that actually helped win the Revolutionary War.
		Much of the work is being catalogued on the Battle of Camden Web site at www.battleofcamden.org, operated by the Kershaw County Historical Society.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=8191784&BRD=1382&PAG=461&dept_id=161822&rfi=6 (1476 words)

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