The Siege Of Charleston By The British Fleet And Army, Under The Command Of Admiral Arbuthnot And Sir Henry Clinton, Which Terminated With The Surrender Of That Place On The 12Th Of May, 1780

Charleston falls, and an era tilts. The guns close in fast.Franklin Benjamin Hough reconstructs the siege of Charleston with a reporter’s precision and a historian’s restraint, tracing how the British fleet and army tightened their grip on Charleston, South Carolina until the surrender of 12 May 1780. Centered on Sir Henry Clinton and Admiral Marriott Arbuthnot, this volume reads as a military history chronicle and a clear guide to the British southern campaign at its most decisive. More than narrative, it offers a primary source edition feel: a complete historical account built to support American history research as well as immersive reading. It belongs beside journals, dispatches, and maps, yet remains approachable for newcomers to revolutionary-era military history in one authoritative volume.As a work of siege warfare history, it illuminates strategy, logistics, and the human pressure points that define urban sieges, making it a sharp revolutionary war reference for anyone studying the American Revolution 1780 turning point. Hough’s careful compilation also carries literary value: a disciplined nineteenth-century voice preserving the cadence of eighteenth-century conflict without melodrama, and capturing why Charleston’s loss mattered to both sides.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers, it is a tense, lucid account of a single campaign; for classic-history collectors, it is a dignified addition to a shelf of foundational American Revolution studies.