On being informed that the American army had changed its position, he followed it to its new encampment.

This was so judiciously chosen that he despaired of being able to force it; and, after some ineffectual manoeuvres to draw Greene from it, returned to Camden.
{Eighth.} Lord Rawdon had been induced to relinquish, thus hastily, his designs upon Greene, by the insecurity of his situation.

The state of the British power in South Carolina was such as to require a temporary surrender of the upper country.

Marion and Lee, after completely destroying his line of communication on the north side of the Santee, had crossed that river, and permitted no convoy from Charleston to escape their vigilance.

On the eighth of May, after Watson had passed them, they laid siege to a post at Motte's house, on the south side of the Congaree, near its junction with the Wateree, which had been made the depot of all the supplies designed for Camden.
From the energy of this party as well as from the defection of the inhabitants, Lord Rawdon had reason to apprehend the loss of all his lower posts, unless he should take a position which would support them.