Battle of Camden facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Battle of Camden
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Camden—Death of De Kalb
Date August 16, 1780 Location north of Camden, South Carolina 34°21′52.39″N 80°36′50.04″W / 34.3645528°N 80.6139000°W / 34.3645528; -80.6139000 Result Decisive British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	United States
Commanders and leaders
Charles Cornwallis Banastre Tarleton Lord Rawdon	Horatio Gates Johann de Kalb  † Marquis de La Rouërie
Strength
2,100 4 guns	3,700 7 guns
Casualties and losses
68 killed 245 wounded 11 missing	900 killed and wounded 1,000 Captured

The Battle of Camden was a battle between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States. It happened during the American Revolutionary War. It was a major victory for the British.

The Battle took place north of Camden, South Carolina on August 16, 1780.

Images for kids

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  The Great Wagon Road along which advance forces of both armies met on the night before the battle

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  Battle of Camden initial dispositions and movements, 16 August 1780

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  General Horatio Gates, portrait by Gilbert Stuart

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  Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton by Sir Joshua Reynolds

See also

In Spanish: Batalla de Camden para niños