Battle+of+Eutaw+Springs,+South+Carolina

// The Battle of Eutaw Springs // **Who:** American vs. British **When:** 1781 **Location:** South Carolina **Results:** Cornwallis  succumbed to General George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, and American Independence was assured **Overview:** The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a Revolutionary War battle near Charleston, [|South Carolina.] This occurred on September 8, 1781. [|British troops] were led by Col. Alexander Stewart against American attacks under General Nathanael Greene. Greene wanted to prevent Stewart from joining Charles Cornwallis and that’s why he put an end to the British threat to the south. The American had 2,000 troops and even though they were in bad conditions they won. These conditions included poor clothing, walking barefoot, and being slightly outnumbered. [|Stewart] withdrew <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">his forces to Charleston, where they stayed until the end of the war.



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Battle of Eutaw Springs] was the last engagement of the war in the Carolinas. At <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the time, [|Nathanael Greene] was the general of the [|Continental Army]. On May 22 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">he attempted to storm the British post at Fort Ninety-Six but [|repelled]. On September 8, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">around 4 am, [|Nathanael Greene] attacked again, this time at Eutaw Springs, South <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carolina. The [|militia] in the first line under [|Marion] and [|Pickens] did courageous <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">service and were supported by the regulars in the second line. Luckily, General Nathanie <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">l was successful after a desperate conflict. However, in the pursuit, the Americans [|botched] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to [|dislodge] the British from a stone house which they held. They lost over 500 men. The <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">British lost about 1,000, half of whom were prisoners. Again a tactical defeat proved to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the Americans a strategic victory. In the [|course] of the night the British [|retreated] to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Charleston] in such haste as to leave their wounded. On September 9th, they retreated. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Nathaniel] left his wounded men and on his way to Monks Corner, he died in a black <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cabin on Wan toot Plantation. He was later buried beside the road. Many of the men who <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">were killed were buried where they fell. This was the last major battle in South Carolina. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This battle completely broke the British hold in the South it denied needed aid to the British <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">forces in the North. Only 6 weeks later, [|Cornwallis]<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> succumbed to General [|George Washington] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">at the [|Battle of Yorktown], and [|American Independence] was assured.

=**This is a map of their journey.**=

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 * This is a video of the Independence and the rights that the people gained.**


 * Questions:**
 * 1.) What was the reasoning for**
 * Nathaniel Green's decision for attacking on September 8th**
 * at four o'clock in the morning?**


 * 2.)How would the outcome changed if they attacked later in the day?**


 * 3.) Do you think the British performed better because they killed more man?**


 * 4.) Do you think Nathaniel was a good leader? Why or why not? Opinions may vary.**