British southern army (Clinton and Cornwallis)

Army · Great Britain · December 26, 1779 – October 19, 1781

The army Henry Clinton took south from New York in 1779; under Cornwallis it campaigned through the Carolinas and surrendered at Yorktown.

December 26, 1779 Sails from New York with Clinton · map
January 20, 1780 At sea, off Cape Hatteras (route and date approximate) · map
February 3, 1780 At sea, off Cape Fear (route and date approximate) · map
February 11, 1780 Lands on Simmons Island south of Charleston · map
March 29, 1780 – May 12, 1780 Siege of Charleston (Siege of Charleston) · map
June 15, 1780 – August 15, 1780 Cornwallis's posts at Camden · map
August 16, 1780 Battle of Camden (Battle of Camden) · map
September 26, 1780 – October 14, 1780 Occupies Charlotte · map
October 29, 1780 – January 7, 1781 Winter camp at Winnsboro · map
January 25, 1781 Burns his baggage at Ramsour's Mill · map
February 14, 1781 Reaches the Dan behind Greene · map
February 20, 1781 Hillsborough · map
March 15, 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse (Battle of Guilford Courthouse) · map
April 7, 1781 – April 24, 1781 Wilmington, North Carolina · map
May 20, 1781 Joins Phillips's and Arnold's force at Petersburg, Virginia · map
June 7, 1781 Point of Fork; raids central Virginia · map
June 25, 1781 Williamsburg · map
July 6, 1781 Beats Lafayette at Green Spring · map
August 2, 1781 – September 27, 1781 Fortifies Yorktown · map
September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781 Siege of Yorktown: surrenders on 19 October (Siege of Yorktown) · map