The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03

: Of North Carolina militia robbed him
Of victory. BY their flight Lees legion
| was left exposed and In danger OF be-
| Ing cut off, but 1t escaped after lot
OF hard aghting. In no battle in the
South did the British show better than
in this one.
They won, but suffered SO terribly
| that they were unable to follow W
their victory, and Greene assumed the
| offensive within a few days. On the
| advice OF Lee. Greene determined to
press further South. carrying the war
into South Carolina, in the hope of
freeing that State from the British.
control. cornwallis, after debating
| Virginia, decided upon tho latter
course. leaving Lord Rawdon in COM
mand in the South. With reinforce
ments that arrived from England. Raw
| don was we'll supplied with men. but
with CORVALLIS away he had hard
game ahead
With his independent bodies MADE
up of the commands of Sumter, Lee.
Marion, Pickens and Williams. Greene
| than began @ series OF attacks upon
| the multitude OF stations maintained
by the British. Marion and Lee cap
tured Fort Mott by combination OF
force and stratagem when Rawdon was
only a days march away. Next Lee
captured Fort Granny. In the cap
ture of this fort he offended Sumter
srievously.
Sumter had attacked the fort a short
time before and had retired to give
I his attention to another enterprise. In,
tending to return later and finish the
work In his absence Lee came up,
and the garrison after short fight
surrendered. Lee granted terms that
Sumter thought were much TOO liberal
Next Lee captured Fort Galphin, by
far the most welcome capture thus Tar
for it brought to the sorely needy Con-
tinentals big store OF clothing. fooo.
powder and ball The stock was SUI
flcient to supply nearly the whole Oh
Greene's army for season
With Pickens and Clark Lee then
besieged Forts Grierson and Cornwai :
lis at Augusta Fort Grierson fell the
hrst day, but the defense OF Fort Corn
wallis was most obstinate. with It's
surrender Lee completed as brill'anh
a two months work as any commander
in the whole army had shown.
He then joined Greene, who was DC
sieging Ninety-six, but the siege was
abandoned upon the advance OF Lord
TEWCOn 70 llS teiiei, oASSAS
to the high hills of the Santee. and
Lee. Marion and Pickens being sent 70
harass Rawdons force
Night and day the cavalry hung on
the TANKS Of the British army. they
were too we'll mounted to be overtakea
by the British and they darted IN DE-
liyered a blow and reiterated before
they could be cut off. Forasing partles
were swooped down upon and captur
ed. the rear guard was assailed When-
ever the opportunity was alluring' ana
the whole British force got nttle rest
Honors and Prison Cell.
Poor Lord Rawdon. worn out by the
hornet attacks of Marion. Pickens anu
Lee. i'll In body and mind. gave up MS
| command and went to Europe, leaving
Stuart in command. Greene. with ms
soldiers recruited. came down OUT o.
the hills and resumed serious opera,
| tions. These brought on the battle OIL
Eutaw Springs. This practically was
the first victory OF the army OF Greene
| in a general engagement, and the Brlt-
l'ish loss was so heavy that stuart soon
retired to Monks Corner, which mad
served as the base of supplies for sew
eral years.
Steadily and surely the Americans
were forcing the British to the sea-
All North Carolina now was freed. ana
ell of South Carolina but llttie
stretch along the sea. 1t was the same
in Georgia, Day by day the Americans
drew the lines tighter, and Lee and, ms
| legion got so daring that once they
went within few miles of Charleston
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