Lord Rawdon followed the Americans,
as far as the Ennoree; but finding the pursuit fruitless, he drew off
a part of the garrison from Ninety-Six, and fixed a detachment of his army
at the Congaree. Gen. Greene, finding the British force divided,
faced about and offered Lord Rawdon battle; but he, in his turn,
retreated to Orangeburgh.
About the beginning of July, in this year, Lord Rawdon still lay
in Orangeburgh, strongly posted, and Gen. Greene was near,
watching his motions. While thus situated, Col. Cruger evacuated his post
at Ninety-Six, and marching down through the fork of Edisto, joined Rawdon.
As there was no other place at which the Edisto could then be passed
but at Orangeburgh, it was out of Greene's power to prevent the junction;
and Rawdon's army being thus reinforced, Gen. Greene thought it prudent
to retire to Bloom hill, Richardson's plantation, at the High Hills of Santee.
Before retiring, however, he detached Gen. Sumter as commander,
and ordered Marion to join him, to strike at the posts below.
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