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The Continentals on the right, meanwhile, held firm under de Kalb, wheeling left to place their backs against Gum Tree Swamp to the west and face Rawdon's soldiers, who were now attacking. The First Maryland Brigade, which initially had been held in reserve, attempted to reinforce de Kalb but was pinned down and eventually driven from the field as well; in the haze and confusion of the close-quarters battle, however, the remaining Continentals were unaware of this fact and fought on. Even after Cornwallis had committed his Highlander reserve, the Americans refused to break, repeatedly rallying and even launching several bayonet charges of their own. Only after de Kalb himself fell, with eleven separate wounds, did the morale of the Continentals break, the survivors fleeing north in the wake of the militia.

The Continentals on the right, meanwhile, held firm under de Kalb, wheeling left to place their backs against Gum Tree Swamp to the west and face Rawdon's soldiers, who were now attacking. The First Maryland Brigade, which initially had been held in reserve, attempted to reinforce de Kalb but was pinned down and eventually driven from the field as well; in the haze and confusion of the close-quarters battle, however, the remaining Continentals were unaware of this fact and fought on. Even after Cornwallis had committed his Highlander reserve, the Americans refused to break, repeatedly rallying and even launching several bayonet charges of their own. Only after de Kalb himself fell, with eleven separate wounds, did the morale of the Continentals break, the survivors fleeing north in the wake of the militia.