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Camden Battlefield has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America1961National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
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After the battle, Cornwallis's exhausted infantry held the field while Tarleton and his cavalry chased the Americans, capturing hundreds and killing untold others. Loyalists living north of Camden rounded up more patriot prisoners, turning them ov…
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Defeated along the entire front, the remaining American troops lost all military organization and fled in confusion. Some Continentals from the 1st Maryland Brigade retreated along the Great Wagon Road. Others, including survivors of the 2nd Maryl…
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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 counte…
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Acrid smoke made it hard to breathe or see. The roar of gunfire and the death-cries of comrades made it hard to hear or think. The 1st Maryland Brigade and the NC militia battled the British 23rd and 33rd Regiments and light infantry in the center…
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When ordering his militia to attack, Gates envisioned them marching forward and leaving their initial position vacant. He therefore instructed Gen. William Smallwood to advance his 1st Maryland Brigade to take their place. However, before Small…
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When the militia fled before the initial British charge, Gates tried to rally them. However, the throng of panicked militiamen swept him up in their northward flight. Far removed from the battlefield, Gates assumed that his army had been defeat…
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Following the tradition of positioning the best troops at the commander's right hand, Gen. Horatio Gates placed one brigade of Continentals on his right, and held the second in reserve, leaving inexperienced militia on his left. Since Cornwallis a…
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Under a full moon in the dead of night, the advance guards of the two armies came upon each other on the Great Wagon Road. Britain's Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, marching from Camden with his dragoons, promptly charged the American cavalry of Col. …
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The force fighting under Gen. Charles, Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Camden was as diverse as the foe they faced. At the core of the British Army were the "regulars." That may not sound threatening, but these highly trained professionals were c…
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