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When war came to the colonies in 1775, soldiers repurposed the neglected Horn Work to protect Charleston. The completed Horn Work rose 30 feet from the bottom of the moat in front, stretched more than 600 feet across the north side, and occupied more than 10 acres of ground. In 1779, British General Augustine Prevost marched on Charleston, but daunted by the defenses and fearing he would be trapped by Patriot troops advancing from the south, he withdrew from the attack.
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Charleston, South Carolina · United States
