https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u en-us 2020-08-30 01:20:00 UTC 2020-08-30 04:06:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706921729 The Battle of Camden is a battle that took place during the American Revolutionary War on August 16, 1780, near Camden, South Carolina. It resulted in a loss to the Continental Army due to a poor leadership call from Continental General Horatio Gates and with the British having an advantage. The British effectively took about 2000 muskets, 1000 Americans, and wagonloads of equipment.]]> 2020-08-30 01:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706921729 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706950522 Continental Army: Major General Horatio Gates (later removed and replaced by Nathanael Greene)
British Army: Lt. General Charles Cornwallis]]> 2020-08-30 02:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706950522 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706952542 The day before the battle, General Gates's forced were wildly infected with dysentery but he still chose to attack the British forces on the next day. His men followed his orders but were overwhelmed because they were sick and weak. With this, the British already used their bayonets to charge the weak American forces and ultimately defeated them. Gates had also made another mistake by lining up his inexperienced militia with the British's veterans which resulted in a failure.]]> 2020-08-30 02:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706952542 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706956624 This is important because it was one of the most crushing battles on the Americans during the war. The British gained many resources from their victory.]]> 2020-08-30 03:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706956624 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706956679 Summary and American Leadership,  https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-camden
Involved Military Leadership: https://www.army.mil/article/25637/the_battle_of_camden_august_16_1780#:~:text=Fought%20on%20August%2016%2C%201780,Charles%2C%20Lord%20Cornwallis.
Significance of War:
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-camden#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Camden%20in,morning%20of%20August%2016%2C%201780.
British strategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden#:~:text=The%20strategy%20relied%20on%20the,of%20Charleston%20in%20May%201780.
Americanstrategy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camden#:~:text=The%20strategy%20relied%20on%20the,of%20Charleston%20in%20May%201780.]]> 2020-08-30 03:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706956679 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706961145 Gates formed up before first light. On his right flank he placed Mordecai Gist's 2nd Maryland Brigade (three regiments) and the Delaware Regiment, with Baron de Kalb in overall command of the right wing. On his left flank, he placed Caswell's 1,800 North Carolina militia; to the left of them were Stevens' 700 Virginians, and behind the Virginians were 120 men of Armand's Legion

]]> 2020-08-30 03:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706961145 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706962570 General Cornwallis had men who stood by his orders even though they were outnumbered 2 to 1. Cornwallis used a line of soldiers, calvary reserve, and later, bayonets.]]> 2020-08-30 03:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706962570 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706965216 The strategy relied on the loyalist joining forces with British regulars to roll northward through North Carolina and Virginia, besieging the rebels in the north on all sides. This campaign repeated the successful December 1778 Capture of Savanna, with Sir Henry Clintons successful Siege of Charleston in May 1780]]> 2020-08-30 03:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706965216 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706975730 The British, while being outnumbered, had bayonets and calvary. They intelligently used their resources to their advantage (especially the bayonets). They also had smart leadership which is partly why they won the battle.]]> 2020-08-30 03:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706975730 12048987 https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706975984 The Americans had twice as many soldiers as the British did but many of them had dysentery and/or were frightened, inexperienced militia. They also had many resources but they fell into the hands of the British after the Americans' defeat. All in all, the resources of the Americans were not effective due to poor leadership.]]> 2020-08-30 03:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/12048987/r400hz3fpc4tc79u/wish/706975984