Fort Augusta - Fort Cornwallis Marker
605 Reynolds St, Augusta, GA 30901, USA
Georgia, USA
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FORTIFICATION
June 5, 1781
Lee, Light Horse Harry
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Fort Augusta - Fort Cornwallis Marker.
During the Revolution, the British on this spot erected Fort Cornwallis, which was captured by the Americans by surprise September 14, 1780, but soon abandoned to the British. In May, 1781, an attack under General Andrew Pickens and Lieutenant Colonel " Light Horse Harry" Lee, and the use of a Mayham tower, forced surrender by the British Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown, capitulation taking place on June 5, 1781.
About Fort Augusta - Fort Cornwallis Marker
British forces built Fort Cornwallis at Augusta and used it to control Georgia’s backcountry. In 1781, Americans under Andrew Pickens and Henry Lee besieged the post, employing a Mayham tower to fire into its defenses. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown surrendered on June 5, ending a major center of British power in the region.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Fort Augusta - Fort Cornwallis Marker
British forces built Fort Cornwallis at Augusta and used it to control Georgia’s backcountry. In 1781, Americans under Andrew Pickens and Henry Lee besieged the post, employing a Mayham tower to fire into its defenses. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown surrendered on June 5, ending a major center of British power in the region. During the Revolution, the British on this spot erected Fort Cornwallis, which was captured by the Americans by surprise September 14, 1780, but soon abandoned to the British. In May, 1781, an attack under General Andrew Pickens and Lieutenant Colonel " Light Horse Harry" Lee, and the use of a Mayham tower, forced surrender by the British Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown, capitulation taking place on June 5, 1781.
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