In one of the costliest events of the American Revolution, 5,000 American soldiers surrender in Charleston, South Carolina. British General Sir Henry Clinton had laid siege to Charleston with over 14,000 British and Loyalist troops, trapping the Patriot defenders for over a month before they capitulated.
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