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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01319 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Chain of posts in South Carolina captured from British |
| Date | 20 July 1781 |
| Author | Harrison, Charles (1740-1796) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed with initials. Lists several posts established by Lord Cornwallis in South Carolina which had been reduced and evacuated by American forces. Notes that there are about 1,200 prisoners in the reduced works. Adds that these posts secured Britain to South Carolina and the destruction of these forts would break Britain's tie to South and North Carolina. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.01063. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Fortification Military History Continental Army Global History and Civics Battle Prisoner of War |
| People | Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis (1738-1805) Harrison, Charles (1740-1796) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Charles Harrison to Henry Knox relating events in the south since the Battle of Guildford |