SC, USA
British Interior Post System Collapses
May 1, 1781
In the two months following Hobkirk's Hill, the British post network across the South Carolina and Georgia interior disintegrated under Greene's sustained pressure and partisan activity. Fort Watson, Fort Motte, Fort Granby, Augusta, Orangeburg, and eventually Ninety Six were all abandoned or captured. The British retreated to Charleston and a coastal enclave that they held until the 1782 evacuation.
People Involved
Rhode Island general who commanded the American forces at Hobkirk's Hill. His tactical plan was disrupted by a Maryland regiment's collapse and he ordered a retreat, technically losing the battle. Within two weeks the British had abandoned Camden, demonstrating that tactical defeat and strategic victory are not always the same thing.