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Author Talk: Steven Smith – The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781

The Horry County Museum presents a program by Steven Smith on his new book, The Battles of Fort Watson & Fort Motte, 1781 on Saturday, August 8 at 1 p.m. In his book, Smith relates the history of four critical weeks from April 12 until May 12, 1781, in which the tide of the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War turned in favor of the Americans. The book focuses on General Francis Marion’s and Colonel Henry Lee’s capture of two key British forts, Fort Watson and Fort Motte, coordinating with Nathanael Greene in retaking the South Carolina backcountry. These posts defended the supply line between Charleston and the British-occupied villages of Camden and Ninety Six.