Southern Continental Army Tries to Regroup Under General Gates

American Revolution
Written By Tom Hand

To restore a presence in the south following the fall of Charleston, Congress named General Horatio Gates, a weak but politically well-connected officer, as the new southern commander. Gates inherited a small but well-trained group of Continental soldiers that was starving and waiting for reinforcements and supplies to catch up when Gates took command.

Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, discusses how the Southern Continental Army tried to regroup under Gates’s command after the surrender at Charleston, and why it still matters today.

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