Eutaw Springs is usually accounted as a British tactical victory, with the larger result giving a strategic advantage to the Americans. The British were more successful on the battlefield in the actual fighting, and inflicted about twice the loss on the Americans as what they suffered themselves. Neither side was driven from the battlefield. But, the British did withdraw back to the vicinity of Charleston after the battle, and were unable to halt the Americans operational plans. Nathaniel Greene was the overall American commander at the battle. Francis Marion commanded the right wing of Greene's army on the field.
Confederates. The union lost with about 1000 casualties
During the American Revolutionary War a battle was fought at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. The American forces were commanded by General Nathanael Greene. The British forces were commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart.
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Battle of Eutaw Springs happened on 1781-09-08.
1781
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was an event during the Revolutionary War. Eutaw Springs is in South Carolina.
Patriots
Eutaw Springs in South Carolina was the scene of a battle during the Revolutionary War. Major General Nathaniel Greene led a Continental force of approximately 2,200 men. The British force was 2,000 strong and led by Colonel Alexander Stewart. The casualties for the two forces totaled in excess of 1,400 killed, wounded or captured.
A battle was fought at Eutaw Springs, SC during the Revolutionary War. America fought against England in the Revolutionary War.
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· Ellery, William (one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence) · England · English · Eutaw Springs, Battle of
· Ellery, William (one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence) · England · English · Eutaw Springs, Battle of
Union
Eutaw Springs was about a month before Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. These two were the last major battles in the south. Eutaw Springs solidified Patriot control over almost all of South Carolina, leaving the British in possessin only of Charleston. That city, along with Wilmington, North Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, were the only places the British held in the south, even before the loss of an army at Yorktown. The British strategy of winning the war by conquering and pacifying the south had failed.
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