After ordering Webster to attack, Cornwallis commanded Lt. Col., Lord Rawdon to advance on his left. Through heavy fire, they drove back the 2nd Maryland Brigade until Gen. Baron De Kalb succeeded in halting the British charge and leading a counterattack.
For almost an hour, a bitter struggle raged with neither side able to gain the advantage.
Cornwallis brought up his reserve, the 71st Regiment and loyal militia, but the Continentals held until their center gave way.
The entire British army then assailed the Americans from front, flank, and rear, forcing surviving patriots to escape as best they could.
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