Siege of Augusta

Siege of Augusta
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date	May 22 – June 6, 1781
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Result	Patriot victory
Belligerents
Loyalist militia	United States
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Brown	Andrew Pickens; Henry Lee; Elijah Clarke
Strength
630	1,600
Casualties and losses
52 killed; 334 captured	16 killed; 35 wounded

33°28′12.00″N 81°58′30.00″W / 33.4700000°N 81.9750000°W / 33.4700000; -81.9750000 33°28'12.00"N, 81°58'30.00"W

The siege of Augusta took place between May 22, 1781, and June 6, 1781. American Patriot forces, led by General Andrew Pickens and Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, were successful in capturing Augusta, Georgia held by British loyalist militia.^[1] Fort Cornwallis, the primary British defence, was successfully exposed to cannon fire by the construction of a tower 30 feet (9.1 m) high on which the Americans mounted a small cannon. The British surrendered on June 6.

^ Robertson, Heard (Winter 1974). "The Second British Occupation of Augusta, 1780-1781". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 58 (4): 422–446. JSTOR 40580051 – via JSTOR.

[1] Robertson, Heard (Winter 1974). "The Second British Occupation of Augusta, 1780-1781". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 58 (4): 422–446. JSTOR 40580051 – via JSTOR.

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