Southern Campaign

INTRODUCTION

• The Southern Campaign was a series of war.
• These wars were fought in the south.
• These civil wars were fought between Patriots and the British.
• Most of the wars were civil wars between Patriots and Loyalists.

CHARLESTON

• Charleston was one of the Patriots worst defeats.
• The British had cut off all suppliese the patriots had.
• They then surrounded Charleston leaving no escape for the patriots.
• Then they charged Charleston and eventually captured it.
• This was a major loss for the patriots because Charleston was a major port city.

BUFORDS MASSACRE

PARTISAN TROOPS

• Partisan Troop or Militia were on the Patriots side.
• The Partisan Troops were known for using Guerrilla Warfare.
• The British were frustrated with the Partisan Troops because of this.
• Partisan Troops were trained to fight but not actually part of the Army.

BATTLE OF COWPENS

BATTLE OF GULIFORDS COURTHOUSE

• In the afternoon of March 15, 1781.
• American and British forces fought or clashed for several hours near Gulifords Courthouse.
• The battle was the culmination of several months of hard campaigning of the armies.
• The armies were Nathanael Greene's and Charles Cornwall.

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN