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What Are The Causes Of The Revolutionary War

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This battle of the Revolutionary War was fought on May 29, 1780. The battle was fought between the American and British armies near Lancaster, South Carolina. The American force of 420 men was led by Colonel Abraham Buford. The British force of 270 men was led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. After the surrender of Charleston, South Carolina on May 12, 1780, British forces occupied the city under Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. Six days later, he dispatched Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis with 2,500 men to take over the rural areas of South Carolina. The force traveled away from the city crossing the Santee River and moved towards Camden. While in route, Cornwallis learned from local loyalists that the South Carolina
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