Historedia
Person

Benjamin Lincoln

Events
3
Episodes
10
Years
1777–1782

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Benjamin Lincoln, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Bound Brook

    1777

    Role: Major General commanding the Continental outpost at Bound Brook

    1. April 13, 1777 · Continental Army outpost at Bound Brook, New JerseySurprise attack on Bound Brook

      Four thousand British and Hessian troops under Cornwallis marched from New Brunswick late on April 12 and surprised Lincoln's Continental outpost at Bound Brook the next morning.

  2. Capture of Savannah

    1778–1782

    Role: Major-General appointed by the Continental Congress to replace Howe

    1. March 1778 · British war planningOrigins of the British Southern Strategy

      Germain and Clinton embraced a plan to regain the Southern Colonies, beginning with Savannah.

    2. 26 November – 23 December 1778 · Tybee Island, near the mouth of the Savannah RiverCampbell's Expedition Sails from New York

      Clinton dispatched Campbell with 3,100 men; the fleet reached Tybee Island on 23 December 1778.

    3. December 1778 – 11 July 1782 · Savannah, GeorgiaBritish Occupation and Defense of Savannah

      Savannah became a raiding base, repelled a Franco-American siege in 1779, and was held until 1782.

    4. 29 December 1778 · Savannah, GeorgiaBattle of Brewton Hill and Capture of Savannah

      Campbell's force defeated the American garrison on 29 December 1778 and took the city.

    5. 1779 (shortly after the December 1778 capture) · Unnamed frontier town in GeorgiaBrief Occupation of a Frontier Town

      Campbell occupied a frontier town for a few weeks before retreating to Savannah, citing weak support and Patriot threats.

  3. Capture of Charleston

    1779–1780

    Role: Major General commanding the Charleston garrison; surrendered to the British

    1. December 26, 1779 – February 1, 1780 · Atlantic voyage from New York to the Savannah RiverClinton and Cornwallis Sail South

      Clinton evacuated Newport, left Knyphausen in New York, and sailed December 26, 1779, with 8,500 troops and 5,000 sailors, anchoring February 1, 1780.

    2. March 29 – May 12, 1780 · Environs of Charles Town (today Charleston), South CarolinaSiege of Charleston

      British forces advanced to Middleton Place and Drayton Hall, crossed the Ashley River on March 29, 1780, and besieged Charleston for roughly six weeks.

    3. May 12, 1780 · Charleston, South CarolinaSurrender of the Charleston Garrison

      On May 12, 1780, Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered the Charleston garrison to the British after approximately six weeks of siege.

    4. May 29 – June 5, 1780 · South Carolina and the southern theaterAftermath: British Consolidation and Clinton's Departure

      The surrender left no substantial American army in the South; after Waxhaws the British cleared South Carolina, and Clinton departed for New York on June 5, 1780.

Sources

  1. Battle of Bound Brook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
  2. Benjamin Lincoln Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-16
  3. Capture of Savannah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
  4. Siege of Charleston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31