Prior to the fall of Charleston, General Lincoln was unable to conduct a southern campaign to defend the ever important state of South Carolina.6 General Lincoln made several omissions to his own inability to command a large army and his inability to properly manage a major campaign and blamed it on his lack of command experience.7 He expressed his concerns to both Congress and General Washington, but they in turn blamed General Lincoln for not seeing the bigger picture to the purpose of the campaign and taking in the consideration and interest of the state of South Carolina.8 in addition to General Lincoln’s inability to wage a proper campaign, both the Congress and the state of South Carolina failed to raise and supply General Lincoln with an adequate number to troops to defend the state and its important ports that the British sought to capture.9 With the mix of General Lincoln’s shortcomings and the lack of proper troop support from both Congress and the state of South Carolina created a perfect storm for a long siege of
Prior to the fall of Charleston, General Lincoln was unable to conduct a southern campaign to defend the ever important state of South Carolina.6 General Lincoln made several omissions to his own inability to command a large army and his inability to properly manage a major campaign and blamed it on his lack of command experience.7 He expressed his concerns to both Congress and General Washington, but they in turn blamed General Lincoln for not seeing the bigger picture to the purpose of the campaign and taking in the consideration and interest of the state of South Carolina.8 in addition to General Lincoln’s inability to wage a proper campaign, both the Congress and the state of South Carolina failed to raise and supply General Lincoln with an adequate number to troops to defend the state and its important ports that the British sought to capture.9 With the mix of General Lincoln’s shortcomings and the lack of proper troop support from both Congress and the state of South Carolina created a perfect storm for a long siege of