Background
Following the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777 and French entry into the American Revolutionary War in early 1778, the British decided to embark on a "southern strategy" to win back their rebellious North American colonies. This campaign began in December 1778 with the capture of Savannah, Georgia, and gained further ground in 1780, when General Sir Henry Clinton brought an army south and captured Charleston, South Carolina on May 12, 1780.
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