1801.] Bzgraphical Account of thelate Major-general Cneeits 
field of battle, leaving behind him many 
of his troops, who were defperately 
wounded. * 
General Greene now formed the refolu- 
tion of expelling the Britifh entirely from 
South: Carolina; and he fome time after- 
wards returned thither for that purpofe. 
His firt object was to gain pofleffion of 
Camden, where Lord Rawdon (now the 
Earl of Moira) was pofted with about nine 
hundred men. This place, rendered {trong 
by the united efforts of nature and art, 
savas covered by a creek and a river on the 
fouth and eaft- fides; and as fecurely de- 
fended by redoubts on the north and wett. 
It feemed, therefore, to be too formidable 
a poft to be carried by ftorm, with the 
{mall force which the American General 
then commanded, confifting chiefly of 
about feven hundred regulars. He there- 
fore encamped at about a mile from the 
town, in order to prevent fupplies from 
being carried thither on one hand, and 
to take advantage of any favourable cir- 
cumftance on the of ter. 
Lord Rawdon’s fituation was now ren- 
dered peculiarly diftreffing. He had de- 
tached Colonel Watfon for the protection 
of the eaftern frontiers, and recalled, him 
on réceiving intelligenceof Gen. Greene’s 
intentions ; but this officer was fo clofely 
watched by General Marien, that it was 
impra¢ticable for him to join Lord Raw- 
don. His Lordfhip’s:fupplies were alfo 
very uncértain; ~and, fhould General 
Greene’s reinforcements arrive, he might 
probably be compelled to furrender. He, 
therefore, armed every perfon who could 
ufe agun, and attacked General Greene 
in his camp, which was obftinately de- 
fended, and for fome time viétory feemed 
to declarein favour of the American arms, 
Lieutenant-colonel, now General (William) 
Wafhington, who commanded the cavalry, 
had, at one time, not lefs than two hun- 
dred of Lord Rawdon’s men prifoners ; 
dut, in confequence of the mifcondu& of 
an American officer, General Greene was 
-compeled to retreat, having loft, in this 
a&tion, about two hundred killed, wounded 
and prifoners. Lord Rawdon {tated his 
lofs at two hundred and fifty-eight. 
This affair produced a fimilar sefult to 
the battle of Guildford: Lord Cornwallis 
was fuccefsful in that aétion, but retreat- 
ed two hundred miles, and abandoned, 
for a time, his grand object of marching 
,nortiiward. Em the latter cafe, Lord Raw- 
don enjoyed the honour of the field, but 
was fliortly after reduced to the neceffity 
of quitting bis poft, and leaving behind 
Bhim feveral fick and wounded. 
_ The ¢vacuation of Camden, and the 
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vigilance of General Greene and his army, 
gavea new face to the affairs of South Ca- 
rolina, where the Britith influence declined 
with as much wapidity as it had formerly. 
been eftablifhed. The! numerous forts 
which the. Englifh had garrifoaed fell, one 
after another, into the hands of the Ameri- 
cans. Orangeburgh, Motte, Watton, 
-George Town,Granby, and all theref (Fort 
Ninety-fixexcepted were furrendered; anda 
confiderable nuraber of prifoners, with ar- 
tillery and military ftores, were found in 
them. 
On the 22d of May General Greene 
commenced his operations beforeNizety jx, 
with the main body of his little army. 
The fiege was carried on for fome-time 
with confiderable {pirit, and the place; 
on the other-hand, was defended with oreat 
courage. At length the works were fo far 
reduced that the place muft have infallibly 
furrendered, if the arrival of three regi- 
ments from Evrope, which landed at 
Charleftown, had not enabled Lord Rawdon 
to march to the relief of fo important a 
pott. : 
The fuperiority of the Britith forces 
now preponderated once more, and offered 
only to General Greene the alternative of 
either raifng the fiege, or’attacking the 
place by ftorm, before the arrival of the 
expected reinforcements. He attempted 
the latter, and was repulfed with the lofs 
of one huadred and fifty men, after which 
‘he retreated over Saluda.river. 
This active and vigilant officer did not_ 
however defpond. It was in vain that 
his friends wifhed to perfuade him to re- 
tire to Virginia, tor he boldly replied— 
*¢ Twill recover the country, or die in 
the attempt.” .. 
His pian feems to have been, at this 
period, to avoid any decifive engagement 
until the Britith fo1ce fhould become di- 
vided; nothing, therefore, but a few im- 
material {kirmifhes took place for fome 
time. N 
On the 9th of September however he 
aflembled two tboufand men, and pro- 
ceeded to attack the Sritifh, under com- 
mand of Colonel Stewart, who were potted 
at the Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, 
As the Americans advanced to the ata 
tack, they fell in with fome ot the recon- 
noitring-parties of the Englith, about two 
or three miles im front of the main-body 3 
thefe, being clofely purfued, were driven 
back,.and the aétion {oon became general. 
The militia however were forced. at 
length to give way, but were well fup- 
ported by the fecond line; and during the 
hottcft part of the engagement, General 
Greene ordered the Maryland and Virginia 
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