Answer: To mark historical moments in are society, so that we can know when they happened hopefully preventing anyone from distorting information.
The reasons for the fall of the empire include military overreach, invasion by emboldened tribes of Huns and Visigoths from northern and Central Europe, inflation, corruption and political incompetence
He Battle of Camden<span> in </span>South Carolina<span> was a lopsided victory for the </span>British<span> during the ... his </span>men<span>, Continental General Horatio </span>Gates<span> chose to engage </span>British<span> General ... The illness depleted the Patriot advantage in </span>troop<span> numbers, and the </span>British<span> ... With the </span>encounter<span> resulting in nearly 2,000 Patriots killed or taken prisoner .</span>