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Conclusion- The battle of Camden was a great victory for the British. On August 16,1780(Wednesday) the British forces (led by Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis)routed American forces (led by General Horatio Gates) about six miles north of Camden,South Carolina strengthening the British hold in the Carolinas. The Battle- Both Armies approached each other just after dawn. The British ignited the war by firing first, but instead of staying and fighting, General Horatio Gates and his men retreated.General Horatio Gates sent someone else (De Kalb) to fight. After just one hour of fighting, the Americans had been utterly defeated, suffering over 2,000 casualties. Banastre Tarleton's calvary pursued and harried the retreating continental troops for about twenty miles. That evening, Gates, got on his horse and had taken refuge 60 miles away in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 * __//The Major Battles of the American Revolution//__**
 * __//The Battle of Camden//__**

Conclusion- The Battle of Kings Mountain was a great victory for the American Patriots.The battle didn't last long because the Patriots surrounded the General Patrick Ferguson and his force at their campsite.
 * //__The Battle of Kings Mountain__//**

The Battle- After defeating the Patriots at Camden, Major General Lord Cornwallis, headed North to invade North Carolina and Virginia.A Patriot force gathered against General Ferguson from Watauga, west of the mountains, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. One group, armed with rifled weapons which they had considerable skill with, were the “Over the mountain men”.The Patriot force caught up with Ferguson encamped on the steep and wooded King’s Mountain, on October 7,1780.The Patriots attacked with the battle cry of “Tarleton quarter” (No prisoners). The Loyalists threw down their weapons but the Patriots continued to shoot, in spite the efforts of their officers trying to end the battle. The battle exactly reflected the savagery of the war in the Southern Colonies. Finally all the Loyalists were killed, wounded or captured. Only a party that had been out foraging escaped to warn Cornwallis of the disaster.

Conclusion- The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the American Revolution. It was a great victory for the Patriots. The British went to Yorktown to wait for supplies from New York, but the Patriots surprised them and defeated them.
 * //__The Battle of Yorktown__//**

The Battle- The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the American Revolution. It was the British army of 6,000 versus the American army of 8,000 and the French army of 7,800. The battle lasted less than a month. It took place between September 28, 1781 through October 19, 1781. Lord Cornwallis took his British troops to Yorktown to wait for supplies coming from New York. Washington sent General Lafayette and 1,200 troops to confront Lord Cornwallis. Lord Cornwallis declined the confrontation, and as a result, Washington sent more troops. On September 28, 1781, more than 8,000 Americans and 7,800 French soldiers arrived in Yorktown, ready to fight the British army. General Washington commanded the Americans, Lieutenant General Rochambeau commanded the French, and Major General Lord Cornwallis commanded the British army. The Allies dug trenches for protection. The British had more casualties than the Americans and French combined. The British lost about 500 soldiers, the Americans lost 80 soldiers, and the French lost 260 soldiers. October 19, 1781, the British surrendered, and the battling was finally over.

Conclusion- Under the command of General Daniel Morgan and General Nathanael Greene, the Patriots won another battle.The Battle of Cowpens was another important victory for the Patriots. This was the turning point of the war. The Battle of Cowpens was the turning point of taking South Carolina from the British.
 * //__The Battle of__// __Cowpens__**

The Battle- Commanded by General Daniel Morgan and General Nathanael Greene, the Patriots won The Battle of Cowpens. Their tactic was to divide the army in two and have one of the commanders lead one half, and the other commander to lead the other half. The Patriots lost about 12 soldiers and the British lost about 100 soldiers. The Patriots captured 900 British soldiers and out of that 900, 140 soldiers managed to escape.