▁within ▁effective ▁firing ▁range ▁and ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁the ▁Americans ▁attacked , ▁with ▁rif le men ▁shooting ▁into ▁the ▁fort , ▁forcing ▁the ▁def enders ▁off ▁the ▁walls . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁two ▁for l orn ▁hope ▁parties ▁attacked ▁and ▁successfully ▁scale d ▁them , ▁forcing ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁victory ▁broke ▁one ▁link ▁in ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁communic ations ▁and ▁supply ▁out posts ▁between ▁Char l eston ▁and ▁Cam den . ▁ ▁Lee ▁and ▁Mar ion ▁next ▁ch ased ▁after ▁Watson , ▁to ▁whom ▁Raw don ▁had ▁given ▁ 5 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁ch asing ▁down ▁Mar ion , ▁at ▁least ▁until ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁that ▁Lee ▁had ▁joined ▁with ▁Mar ion , ▁turning ▁the ▁tables . ▁ ▁Since ▁Gre ene ' s ▁destination ▁was ▁Cam den , ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁prevent ▁Watson ▁from ▁rejo ining ▁Raw don ▁before ▁he ▁got ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁Lee ▁and ▁Mar ion ▁were ▁successful ; ▁Raw don , ▁concerned ▁about ▁his ▁supply ▁line , ▁batt led ▁Gre ene ▁at ▁Hob k irk ' s ▁Hill ▁north ▁of ▁Cam den ▁without ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁Watson ' s ▁men . ▁ ▁Raw don , ▁although ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁battle field , ▁later ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Char l eston . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁remarkable ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁" M ah am ▁Tower " ▁resulted ▁in ▁its ▁being