On this day, 245 years ago, August 16, 1780 (July 17, 1780 in the lunar calendar), during the American Revolutionary War, British troops defeated American troops at the Battle of Camden. The Battle of Camden took place on August 16, 1780, 10 kilometers north of Camden, South Carolina, USA. It was a battle in which the Kingdom of Great Britain (Britain) completely defeated the United States during the American Revolutionary War, strengthening British control over the Carolinas. Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis led the British army with a strength of 2100; Major General Horatio Gates leads the U.S. military with 3700 troops. Comment: A war that is small in scale but has considerable strategic influence.