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British siege exhibit recounts Charleston’s 1780 capture
Charleston Museum opens a new exhibit on the 1780 British siege of Charleston, the city’s fall after six weeks. It features maps, naval logs, and the Articles of Capitulation signed by General Benjamin Lincoln, with context from historian Carl Borick on the siege’s scale and leadership.
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