⚔️📍 Camden, South Carolina1780
Battle of Camden — America's Worst Defeat in the Revolution
British General Cornwallis shattered the Continental Army of General Horatio Gates at Camden, South Carolina, killing or capturing 1,000 men and routing twice as many in a panicked flight. Gates fled 180 miles before stopping.
Camden was the Continental Army's worst defeat and temporarily ended organized American resistance in the South, though it also led to Gates's replacement by the more capable Nathanael Greene.
Outcome
British victory; Southern Campaign turns against Americans
Casualties
2,000