Given the following reasoning and answer, what was the question? The important part for answering this question is: After approximately six weeks of siege, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston garrison, surrendered his forces to the British, resulting in one of the worst American defeats of the war.
The answer: the British
The question Passage: After approximately six weeks of siege, Major General Benjamin Lincoln, commanding the Charleston garrison, surrendered his forces to the British, resulting in one of the worst American defeats of the war.

Question: Based on this passage, who won the battle of charleston in the revolutionary war?