British Army Crossing

On the morning of March 2nd, 1779, the British Command of Lieut.-Col. Prevost reached the west bank of the creek here after an all night march from Hudson's Ferry. The bridge had been destroyed by Col. Leonard Marbury's Dragons guarding ...

The British Fortifications

Cruger assumed command at Ninety Six in August, 1780, and quickly strengthened the defenses. By October he had built a stockade and ditch around "ye Court house and the principle houses" and added blockhouses, probably on the Island Ford and ...

Arnold's British Defenses, 1781

A brick wind­mill near here was close to the south­ern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier Gen­eral Bene­dict Arnold, who under Major Gen­eral William Phillips, com­manded British troops occu­py­ing Portsmouth. This ...

British Attack at Breach Inlet / Battery Marshall

British Attack at Breach InletIn 1776, a force of British Army regulars attempted to cross Breach Inlet in an effort to capture Fort Sullivan (Fort Moultrie). Their advance was thwarted and many British lives lost when their boats were caught ...

Arnold's British Defenses, 1781

A brick wind­mill near here was close to the south­ern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier Gen­eral Bene­dict Arnold, who under Major Gen­eral William Phillips, com­manded British troops occu­py­ing Portsmouth. This ...

British Bomb

Fired by the British Naval Forces during the bombardment of this fort Sept. 13-14, 1814 when by the light of “Bombs bursting in air” the National Anthem – The Star Spangled Banner had its birth.

Marker can be reached from ...

A Memorial to British Troops Who Died in the Old Meeting House

A memorial to British troops who died in the Old Meeting House during Cornwallis encampment here on his retreat from Guilford Courthouse March 1781.

Erected by Troop 46 B.S.A. Henry Overman Leader Who Died Before Completing It.

Marker can be reached from ...

British Evacuation

Commemorative

of the

British Evacuation Of Savannah

1782

Presented to the

City of Savannah

By the

Lachlan McIntosh Chapter

Daughters Of

The American Revolution

1904

Marker is on West Park Avenue near Bull Street, in the median.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The British Occupation of New Jersey

With New York City in British hands, Forts Washington and Lee on the Hudson River (North River) fell to British attack November 16 & 19, 1776, respectively. General George Washington moved his army south through New Jersey, crossing the Delaware ...

The British Withdraw

October 7, 1777

As the action of October 7 developed, the British right and left flanks began to break under the American attack. General Simon Fraser was mortally wounded a few yards northwest of here (to your left) while trying ...