Siege of Augusta
1781 military battle in the Province of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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33°28′12.00″N 81°58′30.00″W 33°28'12.00"N, 81°58'30.00"W
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Siege of Augusta | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Loyalist militia | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Thomas Brown |
Andrew Pickens Henry Lee Elijah Clarke | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
630 | 1,600 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
52 killed 334 captured |
16 killed 35 wounded |
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The siege of Augusta took place between May 22, 1781, and June 6, 1781. American Patriot forces, led by General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, were successful in capturing Augusta, Georgia held by British loyalist militia.[1] Fort Cornwallis, the primary British defence, was successfully exposed to cannon fire by the construction of a tower 30 feet (9.1 m) high on which the Americans mounted a small cannon. The British surrendered on June 6.