On this day in 1776,
British reinforcements arrived with the arrival of Adm. Henry Clinton's fleet, which came from the Cape Fear River area. After learning of the British defeat at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, he decides not to land troops on the mainland deciding it too dangerous. The Americans prevail at the Battle of Fort Johnson.
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British reinforcements arrived with the arrival of Adm. Henry Clinton's fleet, which came from the Cape Fear River area. After learning of the British defeat at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, he decides not to land troops on the mainland deciding it too dangerous. The Americans prevail at the Battle of Fort Johnson.
More Colonial Battles
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