Mr. Silly Posted June 28, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2018 The Battle of Sullivan's Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near Charleston, South Carolina, during the first British attempt to capture the city from American rebels. It is also sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston, owing to a more successful British siege in 1780. The land assault was frustrated when the channel between the two islands was found to be too deep to wade, and the American defenses prevented an amphibious landing. The naval bombardment had little effect due to the sandy soil and the spongy nature of the fort's log construction. Careful fire by the defenders wrought significant damage on the British fleet, which withdrew after an entire day's bombardment. The British withdrew their expedition force to New York, and did not return to South Carolina until 1780. Fort Sullivan was renamed Fort Moultrie and some dude made the Moultrie Flag 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 28, 2018 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2018 Mr Silly!!! I'm celebrating by eating lunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal Posted June 28, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 28, 2018 I am celebrating @Mr. Silly. Nice of you to stop in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted June 28, 2018 I ate lunch today too. I had my new favorite, hummus and veggie grape leaf roll-up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted June 28, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 28, 2018 Charleston seems to have a thing about Sieges of Forts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted June 28, 2018 1 minute ago, petitepedal said: I am celebrating @Mr. Silly. Nice of you to stop in I stopped by to congratulate Mr. Airwick on the brave victory by his proud state. I am surprised he didn't mention it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted June 28, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 28, 2018 I am celebrating by seeing a @Mr. Silly sighting!!! which makes this day almost as good as Christmas and Hanukkah combined. If you will stay this time, I will commit tp paying the internet bill for your home for 6 months. ( some restrictions apply ) We love Mr. Silly! Slightly less than Road Runner and Wilbur, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted June 28, 2018 Share #8 Posted June 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: You've chosen to ignore content by AirwickWithCheese ...I am celebrating by ignoring content posted from South Carolina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted June 28, 2018 Share #9 Posted June 28, 2018 Plus I know you will appreciate my new home water fountain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted June 28, 2018 Share #10 Posted June 28, 2018 Cup of coffee I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted June 28, 2018 Share #11 Posted June 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, Dottles said: Cup of coffee I suppose. I talked myself into it. I'm going for coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted June 29, 2018 15 hours ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Plus I know you will appreciate my new home water fountain. Here's our new fountain. I think I like yours better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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