Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Forced to Retreat

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

1. Forced to Retreat Marker

Inscription. With the British troops holding the summit of Hobkirk’s Hill and his own army in disorder, Greene decided to retreat. In the confusion of battle, some of the American soldiers managed to carry off the army’s artillery, preventing its capture by the British.

Greene withdrew three miles from the battlefield with some of Rawdon’s troops in pursuit. However, Rawdon believed that his force was too small to venture any farther from his fortifications. Later in the day he withdrew to Camden, leaving about fifty cavalrymen to hold Hobkirk’s Hill.

British losses in the battle were 38 killed, 177 wounded, and 43 missing. American casualties amounted to 25 killed, 108 wounded, and 136 missing.

“The Troops … had got into too much disorder to recover the fortune of the Day.” General Nathanael Greene

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 34° 15.865′ N, 80° 36.396′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on Greene Street near ., on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Struggle for the Hill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle Of Hobkirk Hill

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(about 600 feet away); William Washington's Ride (about 600 feet away); A Final Encounter (about 700 feet away); Greene's Counterblow (about 700 feet away); Fruitless Victory (about 700 feet away); Battle of Hobkirk Hill (about 700 feet away); General Greene's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

2. Overview

Picture on the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

3. Picture on the marker

"Two Lines of Defense" by Pamela Patrick White, White Historic Art

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on December 17, 2013, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.