Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter got the approval from Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates for a secondary effort against the British line of communications between Camden and Charleston. Gates reinforced Sumter's force with 100 Maryland Continentals, 2 guns, and 300 North Carolina militia.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
This Day in History: August 15
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