From one of the South′s foremost historians, this is the dramatic story of the conflict in South Carolina that was one of the most pivotal contributions to the American Revolution.
Alive with incident and colour..
It is a story of military brilliance and devastating human blunders - and the courage of an impossibly outnumbered force of demoralised patriots who suffered terribly at the hands of a merciless enemy, yet slowly gained confidence through a series of small triumphs that convinced them their war could be won.
In a stunning work on forgotten history, acclaimed historian Walter Edgar takes the American Revolution far beyond Lexington and Concord to re-create the pivotal months in a nation′s savage struggle for freedom.
And as King George′s forces pushed inland and upward, it appeared the six-year-old colonial rebellion was doomed to defeat.
One year later, Charleston fell.
Setting sail from New York harbour with 8,500 ground troops, a powerful British fleet swung south towards South Carolina.
In 1779, Britain strategised a war to finally subdue the rebellious American colonies with a minimum of additional time, effort, and blood.
From one of the South′s foremost historians, this is the dramatic story of the conflict in South Carolina that was one of the most pivotal contributions to the American Revolution
