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The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on April 25, 1781, near Camden, South Carolina.
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The British were outnumbered 900 to General Nathanael Greene's 1,500. This was Lord Francis Rawdon's first independent commanding battle, and, despite being outnumbered, he did not want to make his first commanding battle a retreating one. He tried to attack Greene's army by surprise, but Greene made a battle strategy quickly. Rawdon countered Greene's first moves, and Greene was forced to withdraw to the old battlefield of Camden when his advancing line faltered at one point in the battle.
This left Rawdon in control of Hobkirk's Hill. Though Rawdon had won, he was forced to retreat to Charleston soon afterwards since he had too few troops remaining to hold the hill.
[edit] References
- "A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution" by Craig L. Symonds; page 95
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