Great report on the Battle of Camden, South Carolina...
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November 18, 1780
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, November 18, 1780
* Battle of Camden SC South Carolina
* Revolutionary War original from the enemy
The entire front page it taken up with several reports concerning the battle of Camden, South Carolina, in which General Gates was overwhelmingly defeated by General Cornwallis, with a loss of killed & wounded near 2000 American soldiers. Half of the page is a great & detailed letter from General Gates to Congress (see images), followed by a letter from Col. Sumpter to General Gates on his actions near Camden the day before the battle, then followed by a letter from the Governor of North Carolina concerning the battle beginning: "Since our late defeat near Camden, I delayed writing till I could give you some certain account of that unhappy affair..." followed by the particulars (see). This is then followed by a "...Letter from General Gates to the President of Congress..." to General Washington with some additional particulars of the battle of Camden, carrying over to page 2 following which is a: "List of the Continental Officers killed, captured, wounded & missing..." which begins with: "The Hon. Major General the Baron de Kalb". It is signed in type: Horatio Gates. (see)
Page two has some additional war-related reports, and even more further into the issue including a comment on Camden with: "...Gates is spoken of by the prisoners in the most disrespectful terms, saying that he fled in the beginning of the action with every mark of trepidation & dismay. DeKalb and Smallwood are regarded in a very different light by them." (see images). A few small items on the back page as well including: "...from Rhode Island...that Count de Rochambeau intends to continue on the defensive till an opportunity offers of preferring the offensive." And other items including naval reports which include events near Mobile. Plus there are additional comments concerning the battle of Camden mentioning in part that: "...Gen. Gates had nearly been made prisoners by a party of light horse who pursued him 18 miles..." (see images).
A great issue with great content on the battle of Camden, particularly nice to have it on the front page. Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
* Battle of Camden SC South Carolina
* Revolutionary War original from the enemy
The entire front page it taken up with several reports concerning the battle of Camden, South Carolina, in which General Gates was overwhelmingly defeated by General Cornwallis, with a loss of killed & wounded near 2000 American soldiers. Half of the page is a great & detailed letter from General Gates to Congress (see images), followed by a letter from Col. Sumpter to General Gates on his actions near Camden the day before the battle, then followed by a letter from the Governor of North Carolina concerning the battle beginning: "Since our late defeat near Camden, I delayed writing till I could give you some certain account of that unhappy affair..." followed by the particulars (see). This is then followed by a "...Letter from General Gates to the President of Congress..." to General Washington with some additional particulars of the battle of Camden, carrying over to page 2 following which is a: "List of the Continental Officers killed, captured, wounded & missing..." which begins with: "The Hon. Major General the Baron de Kalb". It is signed in type: Horatio Gates. (see)
Page two has some additional war-related reports, and even more further into the issue including a comment on Camden with: "...Gates is spoken of by the prisoners in the most disrespectful terms, saying that he fled in the beginning of the action with every mark of trepidation & dismay. DeKalb and Smallwood are regarded in a very different light by them." (see images). A few small items on the back page as well including: "...from Rhode Island...that Count de Rochambeau intends to continue on the defensive till an opportunity offers of preferring the offensive." And other items including naval reports which include events near Mobile. Plus there are additional comments concerning the battle of Camden mentioning in part that: "...Gen. Gates had nearly been made prisoners by a party of light horse who pursued him 18 miles..." (see images).
A great issue with great content on the battle of Camden, particularly nice to have it on the front page. Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
