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Battle of Camden

Battle of Camden is a South Carolina historical marker in Camden, Kershaw County, dedicated 1974.

Kershaw County · dedicated 1974 · S.C. Sec. Rd. 28-58 (Flat Rock Rd.), about 6 mi. N of Camden and 5.6 mi. N of the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 521 & U.S. Hwy. 1, Camden

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Front: Near here on August 16, 1780, an American army under General Gates was defeated by British forces commanded by Lord Cornwallis. Major General Baron deKalb was mortally wounded in this battle. Reverse: Britis Troops Engaged: Tarleton's Legion, Twenty-third, Thirty-third and Seventy-first Regiments, Volunteers of Ireland, Royal Artillery, four light infantry companies, Royal North Carolina Militia, volunteer militia, and pioneers. American Troops Engaged: Armand's Legion, First and Second Maryland Brigades, Delaware Regiment, First Artillery Regiment, Porterfield's Light Infantry, North Carolina Militia, and Virginia Militia.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History

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