But now the Charleston Museum will open a new exhibit about how the British captured Charleston, then the nation's fourth-largest city, after a six-week siege in 1780.

The Siege of Charleston was the largest battle in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. In this April 14, 2011, file photo Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist speaks on ...

Later, the fall of Charleston to the British in 1780 marked a turning point, but local militias, led by figures like Francis Marion, ... By 1781, with victories like the Battle of Cowpens, ...

The Protracted Struggle for Charleston. The sixth volume in Savas Beatie’s "Emerging Revolutionary War" series, To the Last Extremity offers an overview of events in and around Charleston, S. C. on ...

The Siege of Charleston. Share full article. July 27, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 27, 1863, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on ...