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DATE |
JUNE 28, 1776 |
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LOCATION |
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND , SOUTH CAROLINA |
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RESULT |
SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY |
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NAME OF BATTLEFIELD |
BATTLE OF SULLIVAN’S ISLAND ( FORT MOULTRIE ) |
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AMERICAN |
BRITISH |
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COMMANDERS |
CHARLES LEE WILLIAM MOULTRIE
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PETER PARKER HENDRY CLINTON |
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STRENGTH |
FORT SULLIVAN 435 MILITARY 31 ARTILLERY PIECES OTHER DEFENSES 3 SHORE BATTERIES OVER 6000 REGULARS AND MILITARY
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2,200 INFANTRY 2 FOURTH RATES 6 FRIGATES 1 BOMB VESSEL |
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CAUSALITIES & LOSSES |
12 KILLED 25 WOUNDED |
220 KILLED AND WOUNDED 2 FOURTH RATES SEVERELY DAMAGED 2 FRIGATES MODERATELY DAMAGED 1 FRIGATE GROUNDED LATERLY SCUFFLED |