Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a battle between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States. It happened during the American Revolutionary War. It was a major victory for the British Army.
Battle of Camden | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Battle of Camden—Death of De Kalb | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles Cornwallis Banastre Tarleton Lord Rawdon |
Horatio Gates Johann de Kalb † Marquis de La Rouërie | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,100 4 guns |
3,700 7 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
68 killed 245 wounded 11 missing[1] |
900 killed and wounded 1,000 Captured[2] |
The Battle took place north of Camden, South Carolina on August 16, 1780.
Battle Of Camden Media
The Great Wagon Road along which advance forces of both armies met on the night before the battle
General Horatio Gates, portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton by Sir Joshua Reynolds