[American Revolution] A Special Issue of the London Gazette, Printing News of British General Cornwallis's Victory Over General Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina

The London Gazette Extraordinary
London: Printed by Thomas Harrison, Monday, October 9, 1780. Printed newspaper. Folio. (3) pp. Contemporary manuscript on first and second pages. Disbound; creasing from old folds, small separation along same at fore-edge; scattered light soiling.

"It is with great Pleasure that I communicate to your Lordship an Account of a complete Victory obtained on the 16th Instant, by His Majesty's Troops under my Command, over the Rebel Southern Army commanded by General Gates."

The official mouthpiece of the English Crown reports Cornwallis's victory over General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden.

The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) was a devastating defeat for the American army in the early stages of the British offensive in the south, resulting in 900 American casualties and the capture of 1,000 American soldiers. Gates's defeat cleared South Carolina of any organized American resistance, and paved the way for the British invasion of North Carolina. Following the battle, Congress recalled Gates, who was replaced by General Nathanael Greene. The present newspaper prints Cornwallis's letter to Lord Germain announcing his victory, followed by a summation of his troops, casualties, and field pieces used in the battle.

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[American Revolution] A Special Issue of the London Gazette, Printing News of British General Cornwallis's Victory Over General Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[American Revolution] A Special Issue of the London Gazette, Printing News of British General Cornwallis's Victory Over General Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina

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