[[Image:SC Revolutionary War generals monument in Columbia IMG 4797.JPG|200px|left|thumb|Sumter sharescondivide aun monumentmonumento, erectederetto innel 1913,on the state capitol grounds ina [[Columbia, South (Carolina del Sud)|Columbia]], withcon twodue othergenerali Revolutionarydella Warguerra generalsd'indipendenza, [[Francis Marion]] ande [[Andrew Pickens (congressmanpolitico)|Andrew Pickens]]]]▼
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▲[[Image:SC Revolutionary War generals monument in Columbia IMG 4797.JPG|200px|left|thumb|Sumter shares a monument, erected in 1913, on the state capitol grounds in [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] with two other Revolutionary War generals, [[Francis Marion]] and [[Andrew Pickens (congressman)|Andrew Pickens]] ]]
InNel Februaryfebbraio 1776, Sumter wasfu electednominato [[lieutenanttenente colonelcolonnello]] ofdel the2° [[2nd South Carolina Regiment|Second Regiment]] ofreggimento thedella [[South Carolina Line]] ofdi whichcui hepoi wasdivenne lateril appointed colonelcolonnello. HeIn subsequentlyseguito wasdivenne appointedgenerale brigadierdi generalbrigata, aincarico postche hericoprì heldfino untilalla thefine enddella of the warguerra. Partecipò Hea participatednumerose inbattaglie severalnei battlesprimi inmesi thedella early months of the warguerra, includingcompresa thela campaigncampagna toper prevent anevitare un'[[Southernteatro theatermeridionale ofdella theguerra Americandi Revolutionaryindipendenza Waramericana|invasioninvasione ofdella Georgia]]. Forse Perhapsil hissuo greatestpiù militarygrande achievementsuccesso wasmilitare hisfu partisanla campaigning,campagna che contribuì whichalla contributeddecisione todi [[Charles Cornwallis, 1stI Marquessmarchese Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]]'decisiondi tolasciare leavela theCarolina Carolinasper forla Virginia.
Sumter prese il soprannome di "Carolina Gamecock" durante la guerra d'indipendenza per la ferocia in battaglia. Un generale britannico disse che Sumter "combatte come un gamecock" (gallo da combattimento).<ref>John Buchanan, ''The Road to Guilford Courthouse'', 393</ref>
Sumter acquired the nickname, "Carolina Gamecock," during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics. A British General commented that Sumter "fought like a gamecock", and Cornwallis paid him the finest tribute when he described the Gamecock as his greatest plague.<ref>John Buchanan, ''The Road to Guilford Courthouse'', 393</ref>
