<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Lincoln akabatanazve naWashington kunze kweNew York muna August 1778, uye akagadzwa kuva mutungamiriri wedhipatimendi rokumaodzanyemba muna September. Washington yakatumira Lincoln, Lafayette naLee Henry Light Horse Harry kuSouthern Department kuzopikisa uto reBritain riri pasi paClinton naCornwallis. Lincoln akabatanidzwa muFrance-yakanga isina kubudirira  <response>: kukombwa kweSavannah, Georgia muna October 1779, pashure pacho akadzokera kuCharleston, South Carolina. Akatora chiremera chevarwi veCharleston. Muna March 1780 guta racho rakakombwa neuto guru reBritain rakatumirwa richibva kuNew York. Pashure pokukombwa kwenguva pfupi, Lincoln akamanikidzwa kupa varume vanopfuura 5 000 kuLieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton musi waMay 12, 1780, asi akaita saizvozvo nenzira yakabvumira mauto eSouth Carolina kutiza pamwe chete nemamwe mauto eContinental, ayo akatsamwisa maBritish kuna Lincoln. 