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   ocr: British Capture of Charleston, May - 178U The British believed they could count on the large numbers of Loyalists in the South to help hem win and hold the southern colones. In 1780, about 18 months after the British had captured Savannah, Georgia, the British moved into the Carolinas with about 14,000 troops, one- hird of which were Loyalists. They almost surrounded Charleston and laid siege to the city for S1X weeks. When 1t appeared that the British were about to storm the city, the Patriots finally surrendered Charleston and thousands of American troops to the British. This was the most si ...