ARP285 Hobkirk Hill

In May, 1781, after the British army under General Cornwallis retreats to the coast of North Carolina. General Greene's Continentals, supported by local militia attack British outposts in South Carolina at Fort Watson and Fort Motte, and due battle with the British under Lord Rawdon at Hobkirk Hill. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: William Washington, American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence, by Daniel Murphy. Online Recommendation of the Week: Colonel John Gunby of the Maryland line: being some account of his contribution to American liberty, by A.A. Gunby: https://archive.org/details/coloneljohngunby00gunb Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices