Battle of Sullivan's Island
06/28/1776 AD defeated
Colonel William Moultrie commanded a partially constructed fort, in preparation for a naval bombardment and land assault. General Charles Lee, commanding the southern Continental theater of the war, would provide supervision.
The land assault was frustrated when the channel between the two islands was found to be too deep to wade, and the American defenses prevented an amphibious landing. The naval bombardment had little effect due to the sandy soil and the spongy nature of the fort's palmetto log construction. Careful fire by the defenders wrought significant damage on the British fleet, which withdrew after an entire day's bombardment. The British withdrew their expedition force to New York, and did not return to South Carolina until 1780.
Lattitude: 32.7633° N
Longitude: 79.8377° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What defeated?
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Charles Henry Lee General of the Continent... -
William Moultrie 35th Governor of South C...
Objects To Whom or What was defeated?
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Henry Clinton British Commander in Chi... -
Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet Royal Navy officer who p...
Attachments
Plan of Charles Town bar and harbor From an actual survey. With the attack of Fort Sullivan, on the 28th of June 1776, by His Majesty's squadron commanded by Sir Peter Parker
Raising the battle flag Sgt. Jasper raising the battle flag of the colonial forces over present-day Fort Moultrie
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