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Blood in the Backcountry

The first major battle in the backcountry (or upcountry) of South Carolina was fought on May 29, 1790 at a place called "The Waxhaws" in the Catawba River valley.

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Sangre en el Campo 

La primera gran batalla en el campo (parte interior) de Carolina del Sur se libró el 29 de mayo de 1790 en un lugar llamado "las Waxhaws" en el valle del río Catawba.  

Vea el episodio y conozca a continuación las personas y eventos claves. 

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Map | British Troops Arrive in Charles Town

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Map | British Troops Arrive in Charles Town
Episode 3
More than 6,000 British troops were shipped from New York to Charles Town. After a short siege, the city fell. Charles Town would supply the British army with provisions and become the base of...
General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws

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General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws
Episode 2
General Henry Clinton and the British high command decided what they needed was a “Southern strategy.” The British decided to bring the war to the South because (1) they hadn’t really won any major...
Siege of Charles Town - 1780

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Siege of Charles Town - 1780
Episode 4
The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...