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A British siege cut off all avenues of escape for the Patriot army trapped in Charleston. After six weeks of heavy bombardment, Generals Benjamin Lincoln and William Moultrie surrendered on May 12, 1780. The formal transfer of command took place at the Horn Work gate. The British occupied Charleston until December 1782, when it became clear they had lost the war. Patriot troops marched back into the city through the Horn Work gate on December 14, 1782, as the last British troops evacuated the port by ship.
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Charleston, South Carolina · United States
