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Why was the capture of Charleston so vital to the British war strategy?
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The 1780 siege of Charleston was a decisive success for the British during the War of the American Revolution as they shifted their strategy to focus on the southern theater. ... The stalemate in the northern theater of the war after 1778-1779 led the British leadership to renew its interest in the southern theater.

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