proceeded to the port of Georgetown, where the British garrison fled without resisting, while Lee was ordered by General Greene to assist in recapturing Augusta, Georgia. See also American Revolutionary War § War in the South. Places ' Siege of Fort Motte ' in overall sequence and strategic context. References Cate, Founding Fighters Letter, Lord Rawdon to Cornwallis, May 24, 1781 in R. W. Gibbes. Documentary History of the American Revolution in 1781 and 1782. Appleton and Co. 1855. p. 79. Papers of the Continental Congress, M247, R175, I 155, volume 2. p. 8. National Archives, Washington DC. Levi Smith. List of Officers in the Army. London: War Office. 1783. Letter, Col. Nesbit Balfour to Cornwallis, 21 May 1781. Cornwallis Papers, PRO 30/11/6. Letter, Marion to Greene, 11 May 1781. Greene Papers. Volume VIII. P. 242. Letter, Lord Rawdon to Cornwallis, 24 May 1781. R. W. Gibbes, Documentary History of the American Revolution in 1781 and 1782. D. Appleton and Co. 1855. p. 79. Calhoun County, South Carolina Fort Motte 1781 in the United States Conflicts in 1781 Fort Motte Battles and conflicts without fatalities 1781 in South Carolina Fort Motte