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may 7, 1780 - Battle of Fort Moultrie

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On May 7th, during the Charles Town expedition of General Sir Henry Clinton, Capt. Charles Hudson, from the HMS Richmond, and 500 Royal Marines received surrender of Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, and its 216 man garrison, from Lt. Col. William Scott, after threatening to storm it.

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may 7, 1780
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~ 245 years ago