The Western World: The United States

alarm American army amounted André arms Arnold arrived artillery attack Augusta batteries battle besiegers Britain British army British posts British troops Camden cavalry Charlestown coast colonel Campbell colonel White command commander-in-chief congress continental count d'Estaing Creek D'Estaing defeat defence detachment earl Cornwallis encamped enemy England evacuated expedition Fayette federal Ferry fire fleet force Fort Moultrie France French garrison Gates George Collier Georgia governor Rutledge Greene guns hostile Indians infantry inhabitants Island Jefferson joined killed land lieutenant-colonel Lincoln lord Cornwallis lord Rawdon loyalists M'Intosh marched miles military militia Moultrie North obliged officers party passed peace possession president Prevost prisoners proceeded proclamation province regiment reinforcements resistance resolved retired retreat returned ricans river royal army sailed Santee Savannah sent ships side siege sir Henry Clinton soon South Carolina southern army stationed Stony Point Sumpter surrender Tarleton took town union vessels victory Virginia Washington wounded York