Revolutionary War Reenactment – Historic Camden – South Carolina
Muskets fire and cannons roar on the first weekend in November as 600 re-enactors and living history interpreters celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Revolution on the very grounds occupied by the British in 1780-81.
Camp life includes in-camp demonstration, craftsmen, and sutlers shops & their merchandise, colonial dance demonstrations, military court, campfire cooking competition, colonial games, period fashion show, and activities for kids. No pets. Ticketed event: 803-432-9841
Visit the site of the worst Patriot battle defeat of the American Revolution, where British troops under Lord Cornwallis defeated the Americans commanded by the “Hero of Saratoga”, General Horatio Gates. It was here on August 16, 1780, that Revolutionary War here, Johannes Baron de Kalb, was mortally wounded. A monument marks the spot where he fell, wounded in battle. De Kalb is currently buried beneath a monument on the grounds of Bethesda Presbyterian Church. The 2000-acre battlefield is designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. SC Secondary Hwy 58, Flat Rock Road, off Hwy 521 North, five miles north of Camden.
