ARP323 Evacuation of Charleston

After a few final skirmishes, the British army evacuates Charleston, SC in December 1782. They take with them thousands of loyalist militia, civilians, and slaves. The Continental Army immediately takes control of the city.

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Book Recommendation of the Week: To the Last Extremity: The Battles for Charleston, 1776-1782, by Mark Maloy.

Online Recommendation of the Week: “The Evacuation of Charleston by the British in 1782” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 1910: https://archive.org/details/jstor-27575255

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