At Shubrick's Plantation the British were cornered in a sense and Colonel Lee and General Marion opted to wait for General Sumter to arrive before pressing the attack. The reason for the delay in the attack on the British was so that General Sumter could arrive with his artillery to support he attack and the present Patriots also lacked bayonets for close quarter battle.1 The first action that began to drive a wedge between General Sumter and the Patriots was his slow response to the battlefield, which allowed for the British to fortify their positions and prepare for the Patriot attack.2 On top of being slow to respond to the field, General Sumter left his cannons behind and ironically the decision was made so they would not slow him down.3 So to this point General Sumter has left his own artillery behind and delayed the patriot attack allowing British forces to fortify their positions. …show more content…
General Sumter was now taking command of a battlefield blind in a sense. General Sumter split his force in thirds and placed his own men behind the best cover for the attack and left the other commanders and their men to cross open fields before reaching any cover.4 During the assault against the British, the units that were exposed by crossing open ground suffered heavy losses.5 While the Patriots and their commanders pressed the attack and suffered heavy casualties including several officers, General Sumter was found "sitting cooly under the shade of a tree" by Colonel Taylor.6 Upon seeing General Sumter, Colonel Taylor challenged him about his actions and retired from his