British Major General Henry Clinton and a …
Years: 1776 - 1776
January
British Major General Henry Clinton and a small fleet set sail for the Carolinas in mid-January, on orders from London, with fifteen hundred men.
Their objective is to join forces with additional troops arriving from Europe, and to take a port in the southern colonies for further military operations.
Their objective is to join forces with additional troops arriving from Europe, and to take a port in the southern colonies for further military operations.
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People
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- Thirteen Colonies, The
- Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony)
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- British people
- North Carolina, Province of (British Colony)
- Americans
