CSPAN2 June 20, 2009
the other aspect of the war in the south was a more conventional war as congress would send a southern continental army into contest the british. they didn't always do very well. the first th three continental army's sent to the south were defeated, including a defeat that very few americans even remember any longer, the surrender of charleston, more than 7,000 americans were killed, wounded or captured during that siege. but finally, at the end of 1780, general nathaniel greene was named the commander of the continental army in the south. in fact, at that point, after the battle of ...