In 1780 what was the worst defeat of the war for the americans

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Fisher Payne

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25 May, 10:35

In 1780 what was the worst defeat of the war for the americans

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General Clinton withdrew the British garrison from Newport, and marshalled a force of more than 10,000 men that in the first half of 1780 successfully besieged Charleston, South Carolina. In June 1780 he captured over 5,000 Continental soldiers and militia in the single worst defeat of the war for the Americans.