The Regiment of 1775

"Your gallant behavior in Defense of Liberty & your Country
Entitles you to the Highest Honours . . ."

         At the request of the Continental Congress, the Provincial Congress of SC. met in June of 1775 to raise two regiments of infantry and one of cavalry. Col. Gadsden was to command the First Regiment with Col. Moultrie in command of the Second.

         On June 21, after elections for officers were held, Christopher Gadsden and William Moultrie began organizing their Regiments. Lt. Colonel Isaac Motte and Major Alexander Macintosh were appointed to the Second Regiment. Within a few days' eight of the captains were sent into the country side to begin recruiting, among them Capt. Francis Marion, who soon returned with 60 men from the Peedee, Santee and Black River areas of the state.

         On September 13, as the first act of the rebellion in South Carolina, the companies of Captains Pinckney, Elliott, and Marion were ordered to capture Ft. Johnson, which was located in Charleston Harbor. After getting only the companies of Elliott and Motte ashore they rushed the fort to find the doors open and only a small guard waiting for them

         For the next few months the regiment was occupied in repairs to Ft. Johnson and guard duty. Capt. Marion was placed in command of a detachment that was sent to Dorchester to guard the arsenal located there.

         In February 1776, Governor Rutledge ordered the Second Regiment to help build a fort on Sullivan's Island. While work was progressing on the fort, the Provincial Congress ordered that two Regiments of riflemen be raised. Major Macintosh was elected to go to the first regiment of Riflemen. Francis Marion was promoted to Major to replace him.

         On June 26, 1776, ten armed British vessels mounting over 250 guns attacked the fort on Sullivan's Island, later to be called Fort Moultrie. The attack began between ten and eleven in the morning. "A most tremendous cannonade ensued... Col. Moultrie, with 344 regulars and a few volunteer militia, made a defense that would have done honor to experienced veterans." During the cannonade, the American flagstaff was shot away. Sergeant Jasper affixed the Americans' flag (deep blue with a crescent and the word "LIBERTY" in white) to a sponge staff and planted it defiantly upon the parapet of the fort. With firing being almost continuous until early evening, the battle finally ended around 9 PM. The British lost over 200 killed and wounded and the American losses were placed at around 35 killed and wounded. This action was one of the greatest defeats for the British Navy in its history.

         On July 1, 1776, The regiment was presented a pair of silk colors by Mrs. Bernard Elliott. The Colors were "an elegant pair of colors... one of a fine blue silk, the other of a fine red silk, richly embroidered." In presenting the colors, Mrs. Elliot declared, "Your gallant behavior in Defense of Liberty & your Country Entitles you to the Highest Honors . . ." (NOTE: The writing and crest of the colors are featured in the upper left hand corner of the page).

         On October 9, 1779, the blue colors were lost in the Battle of Spring Hill Redoubt during the French and American Siege of Savannah. Four color bearers were lost in the action. A Captain in the Royal American Regiment wrote "at the assault on Spring Hill redoubt, Lieutenant Bush being wounded handed the blue color to Sergeant Jasper. Jasper, who had already received a bullet, was then mortally wounded, but returned the color to Bush who the next minute fell, yet even in the moment of death attempted to protect the flag which was afterwards found beneath him. No one could have done more, and the color hallowed by the blood of Bush and Jasper, deserves to be deposited under a consecrated roof". The blue color was for many years at the museum of the 60th Regiment, The Kings Royal Rifle Corps, at Winchester, England. It has since been returned to this country and is on alternating display at the Smithsonian Institute and the South Carolina State Museum.

         The regiment continued to serve, participating in several engagements, until it was surrendered with the Southern Army at the fall of Charleston in May, 1780. The regiment’s traditions of resourcefulness and bravery continued on in the exploits of Francis Marion, the former commandant of the Second Regiment who continued fighting the British as “The Swamp Fox” in legendary guerrilla campaigns until the British were finally driven out of South Carolina in 1782.

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    The following is a listing of engagements that took place in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

        The following list of engagements is by no means meant to be the final word on the actions that transpired in South Carolina during the American Revolution. Nor is it meant to be a detailed record of those events. Rather it is meant to bring to light the far too often and forgotten contributions that South Carolina and the men that fought under its banners did to bring victory to the American cause. It should also be noted that while South Carolina soldiers fought valiantly in far distant waters as marines and sailors only those naval engagements that took place within South Carolinas waterways and harbors themselves have been listed here in order to give a truer picture of the events which took place within South Carolinas borders.

     

    1775

    		  
       
    April 21-22 Cochran’s and Hobcaw Magazines – Although not a true engagement of arms, it was however an attack on royal authority when patriots seized arms, accoutrement’s and gunpowder from the royal magazines.
       
    July 9 Bloody Point – Troops from South Carolina and Georgia captured two British ships which were loaded with gunpowder and Indian trade goods at anchor near the Savannah River. Knowing that the continental forces in the north were in desperate need of supplies South Carolina promptly shipped 4,000 pounds of gunpowder to Philadelphia were it was used by the continental forces in the siege of Boston as well as the invasion of Canada.
       
    July 12

    Fort Charlotte – SC Rangers capture the fort and its stores of 1,055 pounds of gunpowder, 18 cannons, 15 muskets, 83 barrels of

    musket cartridges, 2,500 musket balls as well as over 300 cannonballs without firing a shot.
       
    July 17 Ninety-Six – Patriot forces seize ammunition and stores
       
    August 1

    Seneca Town – A party of 3rd South Carolina Rangers which had been scouting in the area of the Cherokee village of Seneca Town

     were attacked at their camp during the night by a war party of  Cherokee Indians. The Rangers suffered several causalities.
       
    August 2

    New Richmond – Patriot militia attacked the home of a local loyalist named Thomas Brown. Brown was taken prisoner after a short fight. The patriots scalped Brown tarred and feathered him and then placed his feet into a fire(Brown lost two toes due to  this treatment) in order to make Brown renounce the king and declare his allegiance to congress and the patriot cause. Brown refused and the patriot militia continued to mistreat Brown but to no avail. The patriots released Brown after confiscating all his lands and goods. Brown made his  way to Saint Augustine Florida where he raised a unit of loyalist known as the East Florida Rangers/Kings Rangers. With this unit he would fight a no quarter civil war in the Georgia and South Carolina back country. 
       
    September 15

    Charlestown Harbor (Fort Johnson) — Militia captured Ft. Johnson and its garrison.  The South Carolina troops flew for the first time

    the flag that would one day become the flag of the state of South Carolina. Colonel Moultrie described the flag as “As the state troops

    were clothed in blue, and the fort was garrisoned by the first and second regiments who wore a silver cresent on the front of their caps

    I had a large flag made with a cresent in the dexter corner, to be in uniform with the troops. This was the first American flag displayed in

    South Carolina.”
       
    September 16 Bullock’s Creek
       
    September 18

    Sullivan’s Island – Patriot troops from Fort Johnson attacked and seized a small vessel taking supplies from Charlestown to two royal

    navy ships at anchor off Sullivan’s Island. In response to  this action the royal navy vessels Tamar and Scorpion blockaded

    Charlestown harbor and 5 days later seized the Charlestown merchant vessel Polly. The patriot government of South Carolina declared

    at state of emergency.
       
    September 28 Engagement off Cummings Point—HMS Tamar fired on Patriots in 3 canoes.
       
    October 18

    Rebellion Road, Charlestown Harbor – HMS Tamar fired on a boat that was leaving Fort Johnson. It now became even more evident to the patriot citizens of Charlestown that they needed to increase the fortifications to the approaches about the harbor. It was also decided to place soldiers from the first and second South Carolina regiments on board the schooner Defense to aid in protecting the harbor.
       
    November 3 Ninety Six District (Congaree River)—Loyalists captured a wagon of ammunition which was in route to the Cherokee nation in order to keep them at peace with the Patriot government in SC. The loyalists then began informing the people of the backcountry that the shipment of gun powder was intended to start an Indian war against the settlers living in the backcountry. Due to this false information men in the backcountry began flocking to the loyalist cause faster than the patriots were gathering recruits.
       
    November 10-21 Savage’s Old Fort—Patriot militia commanded by Majors Andrew Williamson and James Mayson were besieged in this old fort near the town of Ninety Six by loyalist militia commanded by Maj. Joseph Robinson. The siege became indecisive and ended with a truce.
       
    November 11 Charleston Harbor (Hog Island I) - SC ship Defense exchanged shoots with HMS Tamar and HMS Cherokee as the patriots sank 3 old vessels in the shallow channel at Hogs Island in order to block a water way approach into the harbor.
       
    November 12 Charlestown Harbor (Hog Island II ) – The SC ship Defense while trying to sink yet another hulk in the channel at Hogs Island came under fire once again By the British ships HMS Tamar and Cherokee without result.
       
    November 19-21 Ninety-Six ( Savage’s Old Field)– Patriot forces that had been assembling at the backcountry court house in the town of Ninety-Six were informed that an overwhelming force of loyalists were closing in on their position and hastily constructed a makeshift stockade for their defense. The ensuing battle lasted for three day’s with the ending result being that the two sides signed a truce with the loyalists leaving the area.
       
    December 5

    Charlestown Harbor – The HMS Scorpion captured two patriot ships at the mouth of Charlestown harbor
       
    December 13

    Hadderell’s Point (Ash’s Plantation) – The British now had 6 vessels operating at the mouth of Charlestown harbor and were

    conducting small raids on out lying plantations.  One such raid was conducted on John Ash’s plantation.
       
    December 19-20

    Haddrell’s Point (Sullivan’s Island) - Patriot militia on the night of the 19 attacked a party of British troops encamped on Sullivan’s

    Island killing and capturing a few unlucky persons. With Sullivan’s Island now cleared of the kings troops the patriots were now able

    to start construction of a defensive fortification on the island.
       
    December 22 Hadderell’s Point (Ash’s Plantation)
       
    December 23-30

    Great Cane Brake—

    SC Rangers and militia under the command of Col. William (Danger) Thomson surprised and defeated loyalist militia commanded by Capt. Patrick Cunningham
       
    Date? The Snow Campaign – Col. Richard Richardson commanding patriot militia had been successfully quelling loyalists in the Congaree River area. As the patriots were returning home it began to snow thus giving the operation its name.
       
    Date ? Bloody Point
       
    Known Casualties During the Year

    Patriot KIA----------02

    Wounded----26

    Captured-----05

    British & Allied KIA----------27

    Wounded----42

    Captured---148
       

    1776

    		  
       
    January 5

    Sullivans Island (Haddrell’s Point) – The British naval vessels blocking Charlestown had increased in number to 6 ships by this time. The force had run short of supplies and was attempting to put to see when they came under attack by South Carolina continental troops who had taken control of a small vessel in order to attack the ships. The British ships  easily forced this small force of troops back to Sullivans Island with little loss of life.
       
    January 12

    Sullivan’s Island – Two British naval vessels had just arrived in the area and as such had sent a small boat into the harbor to see if it was safe to enter. The British boat soon came under attack by a armed harbor pilot vessel. The British boat boldly attacked the harbor boat which quickly began to flee back into the harbor with the British boat in hot pursuit. The British boat soon turned tail it self after it came under fire  from a shore battery manned by men of the second South Carolina regiment.
       
    March 14 Sandy Point – Two patriot merchant ship sailing up river near Sandy Point encountered a loyalist vessel coming down river. The loyalist ran their ship aground in an effort to escape capture. The patriot ships approached the grounded loyalist vessel and after a short action of small arms fire with the loyalists freed the grounded vessel and left the area with their prize.
       
    May ?

    Earl’s Fort – A war party of Cherokee Indians attacked the Hannon family farm located near Earl’s Fort. Most of the family was killed in

    the attack.
       
    June 21 Sullivans Island —HMS Lady William exchanged fire with Patriot battery.
       
    June 25 Sullivans Island —Patriot battery fired on British ships in creek.
       
    June 26 Cherokee Town (Capture of McCall’s Party) - A party of Patriot officials on a mission of peace were attacked and several killed by Cherokee Indians.
       
    June 28 Fort Sullivan/Moultrie—British and naval forces are turned away from Charleston harbor by the 2nd SC Regiment who were defending the fort. The result of this action thus terminated the British plans for an invasion of the South for several years.
       
    June 28 Breach Inlet – Patriot troops engaged and forced back British regulars who were attempting to cross the inlet to Sullivans Island and seize Fort Sullivan/Moultrie.
       
    June ?

    Round Mountain (Howard’s Gap) – A Indian war party was attacked by patriot militia resulting in the death of most of the Indians
       
    July 1 Indian Raids – Cherokee Indians along with small parties of loyalists begin a series of raids along the backcountry killing and burning at will. The raids were to have been done in conjunction with the British attack on Charlestown in an effort to split patriot defense forces.
       
    July 12

    Charlestown Bar  - South Carolina troops rowed out to a British ship that was attempting to cross back over the bar in Charlestown

    harbor and put back out to sea. British marines successfully defended the ship and forced the patriot troops back.
       
    July 15 Lyndleys Fort—The Patriot fort was attacked by a force of 190 loyalists and Indian’s which were defeated by the forts defenders.
       
    July 21

    Spencers Inlet (Dewee’s Inlet)—The British ship HMS Glasgow Packet was caught stranded on a sand bar by men of the Second

    South Carolina Regiment and was set on fire by the patriots after taking several British troops and sailors captive.
       
    August 1

    Esenecca (Seneca)— After a hard fought ambush by Indians and loyalist on patriot militia and  South Carolina Rangers approaching

    the Indian village the patriots fell back. At dawn the patriots reformed seized the village and burned it along with all the Indians stored

    food. The patriot troops then pressed forward toward other known Indian villages in the area.
       
    August 8 Oconre—Patriot Militia attacked and killed several Cherokees.
       
    August 10 Tugallo River –Andrew Pickens commanding patriot militia skirmish with and routed Cherokee Indians.
       
    August 10 Estatoe – Andrew Pickens and his patriot militia destroyed this Indian town.
       
    August 10 Tugallo - Andrew Pickens and his patriot militia destroyed this Indian town.
       
    August 11 Tomassy—Patriot Militia attacked and burned this Cherokee town.
       
    August 12 The Ring Fight - Andrew Pickens while leading 25 men in a scouting party was ambushed by a large force of Cherokees who were beaten off after a fierce hand to hand action.
       
    Date ? Stono Creek
       
    Known Casualties During the Year

    Patriot KIA---------- 13

    Wounded-------31

    Captured------- 02

    British & Allied KIA----------2025

    Wounded------- 03

    Captured--------13
       

    1777
       
    June 1

    Charlestown Harbor – Two British naval vessels while flying French colors entered into the Charlestown harbor. After attracting the

    attention of some locals in six small boats who perhaps had come out to the ships to trade the British took all of them prisoner. Most of

    those persons taken were slaves, those that belonged to patriots were sold at market in Saint Augustine, while those slaves who

    belonged to loyalists living in Saint Augustine were returned to them.
       
    June 14 Stono Inlet – British naval vessels chase a patriot vessel into Charlestown harbor. In their hast to get away from the British the patriot vessel ran aground and was abandoned by her crew when they saw British long boats approaching them. The British set the merchant vessels of fire and then put back to sea.
       
    July 2 Charlestown Harbor - Two British naval vessels disguised as patriot merchant ships entered into the harbor. Crewmen from the two ships then boarded and seized the patriot merchant ship Franklin which was loaded with rice and was bound for France. The British then set sail and left the port with all three ships without firing a shot.  
       
    August ? Reedy River – After learning that a large number of loyalists were gathering in this area for the purpose of going to Florida in order to fight for the British patriot militia set out to destroy them. The patriot militia raided the camp and took many of the loyalist prisoner. The patriot militia then took their captives to the backcountry jail at Ninety Six.
       

    1778

    		  
       
    Aug 6 South Carolina Coast - The British privateer Revenge captured the patriot schooner Charlotte after chasing it into Bull island Bay.
       
    Aug 16 South Carolina Cost - The English merchantman Sally surrendered to patriot forces near Beaufort after suffering damage in a storm.
       
    December 16 Port Royal Harbor – The patriot privateer Sally had a short engagement with a British privateer. After having several men killed and wounded and no wind to maneuver his ship the captain had his men row the ship to a safe distance for the enemy before returning to Charlestown.
       
    December 17 Edisto Inlet – After entering the inlet a British privateer came under fire from a patriot shore battery. The British privateer quickly sailed out of the inlet without retrieving the party of sailors that it had sent to shore in search of supplies.  The patriots quickly captured the British sailors and sent them to jail in Beaufort.
       
    December 31 Saint Helena Sound - After being blown off course by a storm the British supply ship Sally entered the sound and was quickly take by local patriot forces.
       

    1779

    		  
       
    February 1 Hilton Head – A British landing force came ashore and after a short action with local patriot militia which they dispersed the British force burned several homes and then returned to their ship.
       
    February 1 Bull’s Plantation, Port Royal Island –  After disembarking the British landing force on Hilton Head the naval vessel sailed up the Broad River and sent another landing force ashore hear Beaufort in order to burn the plantations belonging to local patriots. Little if any fighting took place till after the British returned to their ships at which time local patriot militia began to fire on the British ship with small arms causing little if any real damage.
       
    February 2 Bull’s Plantation, Port Royal Island – The British naval vessels resumed their attack on the plantation by first firing on it with a cannonade which with a coordinated  landing by British soldiers chased off the patriot militia. The British then looted the Plantation and then burned it to the ground. Word of the attack by this time had reached the patriots at Fort Lyttleton which was a small fort guarding the southward water and land approaches to Beaufort. The commander of the fort knowing that his small force could not stand up to a British attack destroyed the fort, its guns and stores rather than letting them fall into enemy hands.
       
    February 3 Port Royal Island (Port Royal Ferry, Battle of Beaufort, Halfway House) —The British force that had attacked Hilton Head and Bulls Plantation during the past two days found out about the patriots destroying their own garrison at Fort Lyttleton had decided that the time was right to seize all of Port Royal Island and there by gain the largest deep water harbor on the Atlantic coast south of New York. If this could be done it would give the British a harbor deep enough and large enough for a fleet that could then easily move on Charlestown. After making a successful amphibious landing and securing a near by ferry British light infantry and sailors were engaged in battle outside the town of Beaufort by patriot militia forces under command of William Moultrie. After a long and fight both sides ran out of powder and the British troops withdrew to their ships. The capture of Beaufort and Port Royal Island would have to wait for another day.
       
    February 6 Fair Forest – Loyalist militia led by John Moore attacked the patriot fort at Fair Forest, the fort in fact was nothing more than the fortified home of local patriot militia leader Col. Thomas. A short fight between the loyalist and patriot militia as well as all of the members of Thomas’s family resulted in the loyalist being driven off.
       
    February 14 Cherokee Ford Savannah River – This engagement can be truly claimed by both GA, and SC as firing took place on both sides of the Savannah River. The ford was guarded by a block house under the control of patriots on the GA side of the river. Loyalists for SC were in the process of crossing the river in order to conduct raids in GA, but were thwarted from doing so by the block house. The loyalists then sent a force up river to cross and then they began an attack from two directions on the patriots. The patriots not having enough men on hand to fight off an attack from two fronts abandoned their position to the loyalists.
       
    February 21 Georgetown – Local patriot militia captured a landing party from a British privateer who had come ashore to claim a patriot merchant man that had run aground during  their pursuit of it.
       
    March 6 Georgetown – Local patriot militia captured a landing party from a British privateer who had entered the town  in a effort to cut free and sail off with several ships moored within the harbor.
       
    March 18 Bulls Inlet – After chasing a patriot merchantman aground a British privateer sent out a boarding party to take merchantman. The patriot crew hard for their ship, yet in the end the British captured it and set the patriot crew ashore before leaving with their prize.
       
    April 19 Savannah River – Sergeant Jasper of the Second South Carolina Regiment crossed the river and entered into Savannah in order to scout out the enemy positions and strength. Now this was nothing new for Jasper as he was often given permission to conduct reconnaissance missions on his own or with small parties of men that he chose himself. Patriot general Moultrie said of Jasper “He was a brave, active stout, strong, enterprising man, and a very great partisan.”  Jasper was well known to the British and loyalists do to his forays against them. Jasper told the British that he had deserted the patriot cause due to ill treatment. The British surprisingly believed him and Jasper stayed within the Savannah lines for 8 days after which he made his way back to the patriot lines.
       
    April 22 Black Swamp (Yamasee Bluff) – A party of loyalists disguised as indians attacked and captured a company of 40 men belonging to the 6th  South Carolina Regiment without firing a single shoot. The loyalists then burned the guard buildings and fled the area.
       
    May 3 Coosawhatchie – A British force under the command of Gen. Prevost had been making a large scale raid into Sc from Savannah in order to gain supplies and livestock as well as in an effort to have the patriot forces in Augusta pulled away from that area. However after seeing that all the patriot forces that were in front of him were falling back on Charlestown Prevost decided to try and capture Charlestown itself. Gen. Moultrie was given a mixed force numbering around 500 men belonging to the 5th SC as well as militia from SC and NC. Moultrie decided to make a stand at a small bluff over looking Coosawhatchie River. Moultrie knowing that his force was out numbered by moiré than 2 to one wisely only fought a delaying action despite the actions of Col. Laurens of SC who wanted to fight to the last man. Moultrie fell back to Charlestown with his small force burning all the bridges behind him.
       
    May 12 Old Race Track Charlestown – With the British force approaching Charlestown a patriot force of cavalry and infantry under the command of Gen. Count Pulaski was sent out to build redoubts at the old race track outside of Charlestown in an effort to slow down or stop the advancing British. It seems that Pulaski’s plan was to attack the British with his cavalry force and then fall back to the area of the redoubts and there by draw the British into an ambush. However Pulaski attacked the British before the patriot troops at the redoubts were placed in position. The resulting battle was a blood bath for the patriots who were run down and dispersed by the British cavalry. Pulaski and the remaining patriot troops who could escape fell back into Charlestown.
       
    May 13 Charlestown Neck – The patriots in Charlestown had worked day and night to create a formable line of earth works stretching from the Cooper River to the Ashley River thereby cutting off all landward approaches to Charlestown. Prevost and his army approached to the very gates of the city and demanded the patriots surrender. Governor Rutledge tried to negotiate with Prevost, but Prevost refused. Perhaps it was British pride and arrogance or perhaps it was the fact that Prevost knew that the patriot army under the command of Lincoln had left Augusta and was only a few days from Charlestown. In any event the next day the patriots found the British had left their positions during the night and had relocated to Johns Island. The British had not taken Charlestown but they had accomplished their objective which was to gain supplies and draw Lincoln away from Augusta. The British had also striped their force of a large number of men that had been sent back days earlier in an effort to remove the looted goods from the Plantations that had lain in their path back to Savannah. The British had laid waist to the area they had crossed over.
       
    May 20 Mathew’s Plantation – British troops under the cover on darkness attacked and routed a force of patriot militia that had been guarding the plantation. The British gave no quarter to the patriots (A theme that was to be repeated again and again throughout the war in South Carolina) and cut them to ribbons.
       
    May 20 Johns Island- After their destruction of the patriot militia at Mathew’s Plantation British troops attacked a small patriot force on the island and then began to loot and burn all the patriot homes and property that they came across.
       
    May 23 Attack on the Rattlesnake – British troops tried to take possession of the patriot schooner Rattlesnake at anchor in the Stono River. The attacked proved unsuccessful, but the ships captain fearing another such attack set the ship on fire and led his crew overland to Charlestown.
       
    May 25

    Charlestown Area – Patriot troops attack British supply ships.
       
    May ? Port Royal Island - A force of British row galleys from Savannah landed at the sites of Fort Lyttleton near Beaufort as well as another fort on Saint Helena Island also near Beaufort. Although the forts had already been destroyed by the patriots the British took the spiked guns from the forts in order that they be repaired and reused by the British.
       
    June 1 13 Mile-House, Stono Ferry – The British had by this time pulled the bulk of their forces in the area onto Johns Island and were awaiting to be taken off by a British fleet. In the meantime they were keeping a strong force as a rear guard at Stono Ferry. Col. Pulaski in command of a patriot force of about 1,000 men attempted to scout out and if possible force the British from their positions at the ferry. Pulaski brought his force within range of the British at which time they began to come under fire. In a short time the patriots had suffered a few men wounded. Seeing his wounded men and believing he was vastly outnumbered Pulaski withdrew his troops.
       
    June 3 Charlestown Area - Loyalist mounted militia looted and burned several patriot homes in the outlying area near Charlestown.
       
    June 6 Charlestown Area – A small force of patriot militia under the command of Andrew Pickens surprised a party of mounted loyalist militia taking several of them prisoner.
       
    June 20 Stono Ferry - A British rear guard force was attacked by Patriot forces under the command of Gen. Moultrie. The battle lasted for about one hour and the patriots had taken the British redoubts. Most of the British and German troops were falling back and had taken many causalities and the patriots were on the verge of victory when fresh British reinforcements came up. Moultrie realizing that his men were running short on ammunition fell back. A British pursuit force was cut off by the quick action of Pulaski and his cavalry force which stopped the British.
       
    June 21 Santee River - Two British privateers had entered the river with the intension of raiding the patriot homes along the river. Local patriot militia captured one of the privateers and chased the other from the area.
       
    June 22 Stono River Galley Fight (Stanyarne’s and Eveleigh’s Plantations) – Three patriot galleys operating on the river attacked and captured a British schooner that was loaded with plunder taken from local patriot homes. The galleys then began to fire on British positions on shore.
       
    June 27 Capture of 7 British Vessels - A patriot naval force under the command of Hall & Tryon captured 7 small British vessels that had been operating in the Stono River the British vessels had been bringing supplies to the British as well as ferrying them from island to island as they were falling back to Savannah. Besides the vessels the British lost 60 men as well as the goods on board which included a number of slaves which had been taken from patriot plantations along the river.
       
    July 19 Near Purrysburg – SC militia were attacked by British forces
       
    July 23 Hunting Island – A British sloop had run aground and was in the process of off loading its cargo when it came under attack by local patriot militia. The ship was burned and the cargo along with over 200 slaves which had been taken from plantations near Charlestown were captured by the patriots.
       
    July 23 Near Port Royal – A patriot scouting party under the command of Sergeant Jasper surprised a party of loyalists capturing them and a group of slaves they had taken from patriots in the area.
       
    July ? Port Royal Island- Gen. Prevost had by this time moved most of his troops to the area around Beaufort, and had a few small fortifications built in case of a patriot attack. Prevost men were in need of supplies so he had loyalist cavalry raid the locals for livestock. One such raiding party was attacked by patriot cavalry under the command of Lt. Ogier of Horry’s dragoons. The patriot dragoons routed the loyalists and recaptured most of the cattle.
       
    August 13 Savannah River – A party of Loyalist and Indians surprised a small patrol of Patriot militia.
       
    August 30 Ash’s Point – Patriot troops surprised a British picket post killing several and driving off the remainder.
       
    Known Casualties During the Year

    Patriot    KIA------------ 53

    Wounded-----132

    Captured-------14

    Missing-------- 18

    British & Allied KIA-------------37

    Wounded-----140

    Captured-------- 0
       

    1780

    		  
       
    January 21 Tybee Lighthouse
       
    February 22 Stono – Patriot Militia cavalry attacked and captured a small force of British troops
       
    February 26 James Island – USS Ranger and Providence fired on British troops that had entered Fort Johnson outside of Charlestown
       
    February 28 James Island – USS Ranger and Providence fired on British troops digging new trench works at Fort Johnson
       
    March 2 Fort Johnson – SC naval galleys fired on British troops within the fort.
       
    March 6-7 Ferguson’s Plantation
       
    March-11 Mouth of Wappoo Creek – USS Notre Dame fired on British troops on the shore line outside of Charlestown.
       
    March 12 Two Sisters, Savannah River
       
    March 12-15 Hammond’s Plantation (Savage’s Plantation)
       
    March 18

    Salkehatchie Bridge – The British Legion surprised a Patriot Militia unit inflicting heavy losses on the Patriots.
       
    March 20 Salkehatchie River
       
    March 20 Near Charlestown – SC militia Cavalry surprised a small force of Loyalist militia
       
    March 21 Fort Johnson – USS Ranger fired on the fort as he sailed into Charlestown Harbor.
       
    March 22 St. Andrews Creek
       
    March 23 Pon Pon (Bee’s Plantation)– The British Legion surprised a troop of SC militia cavalry.
       
    March 26 Near Rantowles Bridge – The British Legion attacked and routed the 3rd Cont. Dragoons under the command of Col. W. Washington’s
       
    March 27 Rutledge’s Plantation
       
    March 30 Gibbe’s Plantation (Peaceful Retreat Plantation, The Muck, Gibbes’s Farm)
       
    March ? McPherson’s Plantation
       
    April 4 Charlestown – USS Ranger while in Town Creek fired on British troops on shore, but was forced back do to British gun fire.
       
    April 8 Sullivan’s Island – 11 British ships fired on Fort Moultrie as they entered into Charlestown harbor.
       
    April 12 Sullivans Island – 3 British sloops fired on Fort Moultrie as they entered into the Ashley River.
       
    April 13 Charlestown – British forces begin the siege of the city with a large cannonade
       
    April 14 Monks Corner (Bacon’s Bridge) – The British Legion make a surprise attack on the Patriot Cavalry guarding the land approach to Charlestown; the patriot cavalry was totally destroyed.
       
    April 20 Charlestown – Patriot shore batteries opened fire on 3 British ships that moved to a position near Fort Johnson.
       
    April 23 Charlestown – Patriot shore battery on Mt. Pleasant exchanged fire with HMS Sandwich.
       
    April 24 Charlestown – Patriot troops attack a British trench work driving off the work party and took several prisoners
       
    April 25 Sullivan’s Island – The British ship HMS Germain fired on Fort Moultrie as it entered into Charlestown harbor
       
    April 28 Haddrels Point – A party of patriot troops patrolling outside of the defending works is surprised and taken prisoner.
       
    May 6 Area near Monks Corner – Patriot cavalry under the command of Col. Walters White surprised and captured a detachment of British regulars that were on a foraging detail. The patriots then headed toward Lenuds Ferry.
       
    May 7 Lenuds Ferry – The British Legion surprised a large body of patriot cavalry Col. Anthony White, routed them and recovered the British prisoners taken that morning by the patriots.
       
    May 12 Fort Moultrie – British troops capture the fort
       
    May 29 Waxsaws (Buford’s Massacre) – The British Legion surprise a large force of Patriot troops retreating from SC and wipe them out.
       
    May 31 Beckhams Old Field   - A small force of local patriot militia attacked and routed a similar size group of loyalist militia in the area near the Waxsaws.
       
    May 31 Camden
       
    May ? Morris Ford
       
    May ? Mobley’s Meeting House – Patriot militia attack and disperse a force of loyalist militia near Winnsboro.
       
    June 3 Battle of Mobley's Meeting House. Patriot militia under the command of Capt. McClure and Col. Bratton disperse a meeting of Tories at the meetinghouse just North of Winnsborough.
       
    June 6 Beckhamville (Alexander's Old Field) – Patriot militia dispersed a body of loyalist militia as they were gathering at a recruiting site
       
    June 8 Brandon’s Defeat - Patriot militia under the command Brandon were scattered by British regulars and loyalist militia.
       
    June 8 Alexander’s old Field (Beckham’s Old Field)
       
    June 10 Gibson’s Meeting House, Moberley’s Settlement
       
    June 11 Fishing Creek Church
       
    June 18 Hill’s Iron Works – Patriot militia attack and dispersed loyalist militia then destroyed the iron works.
       
    June 20 Ramseur’s Mill - Patriot militia under the command of General Rutherford surprise a group of loyalist militia at Colson's Ferry on the upper Catawba River
       
    June 24 Bullock’s Creek Ford
       
    June ? Bullock’s Fork, Thicketty Creek
       
    July 1 Georgetown – British forces capture the town
       
    July 10 Brandon’s Camp – Patriot Militia were attacked and dispersed by Loyalist Militia.
       
    July 12 Williamsons Plantation (Huck’s Defeat) – Patriot Militia surprise a force of The British Legion and Loyalist Militia, killing and capturing several and dispersing the rest.
       
    July 12 Stallion’s Plantation (Stallings)   Patriot militia commander Brandon regrouped his men after their defeat at Brandon’s Camp. He then led his men in a surprise attack on the same loyalist militia that had engaged them at Brandon’s Camp and defeated them in turn.
       
    July 12 Fort Charlotte - Patriot militia capture the fort.
       
    July 13 Cedar Springs (Lawson’s Fork) – Elijah Clark with a party of GA partisans was attacked by a party of British Cavalry and mounted Loyalist militia. The Patriots killed several and dispersed the rest.
       
    July 14 Cowens Old Fort – A party of GA partisans attacked a small force of loyalist defending the fort killing or capturing them all.
       
    July 15 McDowell’s Camp – NC Loyalist militia attacked a force of patriot militia, but were beaten off after the patriots had suffered heavy causalities.
       
    July 15 Earle’s Ford
       
    July 16 Area near Prince’s Fort (Criner’s Fort) – After the attack on McDowell’s camp Capt. Edward Hampton immediately set out with a small party of  mounted partisans pursued and caught up with the loyalist raiding party and attacked them. The loyalists broke and ran for the near by British post at Prince’s Fort. Hampton pursued the loyalists all the way to the fort in what amounted to a running fight.
       
    July 20 Flat Rock – William Davie in command of his partisans attacked and captured a British supply column a few miles from the fort. Davie carried off as much of the supplies he could and burned the rest.
       
    July 20 Beaver Creek – While returning from his successful raid on the British supply column near Flat Rock Col. William Davie and his partisans were ambushed by a group of loyalists. Davie fell back and continued to his base after suffering only a few causalities.
       
    July 30 Thicketty Fort (Fort Anderson) – SC and GA Partisans attacked and captured the Loyalist fort along with all its stores of arms.
       
    July 30 Rocky Mount (Rocky Ford) – Gen. Thomas Sumter led his partisans in an attack on the British held fort, but was repulsed by the defenders.
       
    July 30 Road from Rocky Mount – While returning to his base after the unsuccessful attack on the British fort Sumter and his partisans came across a large party of loyalists from the British base at Hanging Rock on their way to relieve the British post at Rocky Mount. Sumter attacked the relief column taking several prisoners, and dispersing the rest.
       
    July ? Tyger River
       
    August 1 Hunts Bluff  (Mars Bluff)– Patriot militia attacked a force of British boats coming down the Pee Dee river bearing sick British regulars and escorted by loyalist militia capturing many of them. Not long afterward the patriots captured a supply vessel working its way up river from the coast.
       
    August 3 Hanging Rock I – Col. William Davie in command of his partisan’s made a surprise attack on a large party of loyalist militia resting in an outlying building near the British fort. Davies partisans killed nearly all the loyalist’s and escaped with all the captured goods before British troops in the near by fort could sally forth.
       
    August 6 Rocky Creek
       
    August 6 Hanging Rock II – Gen. Thomas Sumter led his partisan force in conjunction Col. William Davie and his partisan’s in an attacked against the British fortification held by British regulars as well as loyalists. At first everything went well for the patriots until the loyalist troops fell back, regrouped and formed square supported by two fieldpieces. Davies men pressed the attack but were not fully supported by Sumter’s men who for the most part were engaged in looting the loyalist positions that had been overrun earlier. Many of Sumter’s men had already become drunk on captured rum and were no longer able to continue the fight. Sumter seeing that he had lost any hope of bringing the bulk of his men back into the action began to fall back bringing with them a large amount of captured arms, prisoners, horses and loot. Davies men provided cover for Sumter’s force allowing them to retreat in safety.
       
    August 6 Road form Hanging Rock – While returning from the engagement at Hanging Rock Davie and his men attacked and routed 2 companies of the British Legion on their way to the British post at Hanging Rock
       
    August 8 Cedar Springs (Wofford Ironworks, Old Iron Works, 2nd Cedar Springs, Green Springs, Peach Orchard) – Elijah Clark and Isaac Shelby in joint command of SC and GA partisan troops were attacked by a large force of Loyalist troops under the command of Maj. Patrick Ferguson there was considerable hand to hand fighting the patriots were overwhelmed and retreated.
       
    August 8 Fighting Retreat from the Iron Works – While retreating after the action at the Iron works the patriot force was reengaged by the British and continued to retreat under fire.
       
    August 8-11 Little Lynches Creek – British Troops successfully defend the ford form patriot troops marching toward Camden.
       
    August 12 Port’s Ferry – After crossing the ferry with his partisans Gen. Francis Marion attacked two separate groups of loyalists that had been operating in the area and routed them.
       
    August 12 Meador's - Patriot militia defeated by loyalist militia under the command of Alexander Chesney.
       
    August 12

    Brown’s Creek
       
    August 15 Carey’s Fort (Wateree Ferry) – Gen. Thomas Sumter sent a detachment of his troops under the command of Col. Thomas Taylor to attack this loyalist fort on the Wateree River being garrisoned by British regulars. The partisan troops killed or captured the entire garrison along with all its supplies
       
     August 15 Capture of British Convoy - Shortly after capturing Carey’s Fort the partisans learned that a supply train from the British post at Ninety Six was nearing their position; the partisans at once set out surprising and capturing it.
       
    August 16 Camden (Saunder’s Creek, Parker’s Old Field, Gum Swamp, Green Swamp) – Gen. Horatio Gates in command of the Southern Continental Army engaged a British Army under the command of Gen. Cornwallis  some miles outside of the town of Camden. The engagement began sometime during the previous night and concluded during the early morning hours.  Patriot forces suffered heavy losses, and those patriot troops that survived were scattered.
       
    August 16 Rugeley's Mill - Lt. Col. Banastare Tarleton commanding the cavalry of the British Legion pursued remnants of the American Army fleeing after the Battle of Camden back up Flat Rock Road. A skirmish took place between the British Legion and a force of Armand’s Legion cavalry on the southwest side of Grannies Quarter Creek.
       
    August 18 Fishing Creek (Catawba Ford) – Partisan Gen. Thomas Sumter and his troops were surprised while resting in their camp by The British Legion under the command of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. Sumter’s command suffered heavy losses in both men and arms those lucky enough to survive were scattered.  The British also freed all of the prisoners that Sumter had taken during his resent operations.
       
    August 18 Musgrove’s Mill – Cols. Elijah Clark and Isaac Shelby along with James Williams led a small force of SC and GA partisans against a larger force of loyalists. The loyalist troops were led into an ambush and suffered heavy losses.
       
    August 20 Enoree River
       
    August 21 Great Savannah (Nelson’s Ferry) – Gen. Francis Marion with his partisan force captured a small British detail escorting patriot prisoners that had been seized at the Battle of Camden.
       
    August 27 Kingstree – Patriot militia tried to stop a small British force, but failed.
       
    September 4 Blue Savannah (Port’s Ferry, Little Pee Dee River) – Gen. Francis Marion with a small force of partisans successfully ambushed and drove off a large force of loyalists that outnumbered him four or five to one.
       
    September 12 Cane Creek – Patriot militia under the command of Col. McDowell ambush Col. Patrick Ferguson's loyalist soldiers.
       
    September 15-20 Wilmington District Area
       
    September 21 Wahub’s Plantation – Col. William Davie commanding his partisans made a bold surprise attack on an encamped detachment of The British Legion; even though the rest of the British army was encamped on the other side of the Catawba River. Davie inflicted heavy causalities on the British and withdrew before the British force on the other side of the river had time to react.
       
    September 28 Black Mingo Creek (Shepherd’s Ferry) – Gen. Francis Marion and his partisans surprised a camp of Loyalist Militia under the command of Col. John Ball killing many and driving the rest off. Marion took position of Col. Balls horse which he renamed Ball and road throughout the remainder of the war.
       
    September Pee Dee Swamp
       
    September Rouse’s Ferry
       
    October 5 Hollingsworth Mill, Brown’s Creek
       
    October 7 Kings Mountain – A large force of backcountry patriot militia from SC, NC and TN attacked an equal number of loyalist militia under the command of Maj. Patrick Ferguson. The loyalist forced was totally destroyed and its commander killed.
       
    October 9 Black River Road
       
    October 14 Antioch
       
    October 25 Tearcoat Swamp (Tarcote Swamp) – Gen. Francis Marion with his Partisan force attacked a loyalist camp from three sides and routed the loyalist force killing a few, capturing several along with all their arms and scattered the rest.
       
    October 30 Bear Swamp
       
    November 8 Murphey’s Defeat
       
    November 9 Fishdam Ford – A mounted British force attacked Gen. Thomas Sumter and his Partisans were attacked while encamped. Sumter’s men beat off the attack. Sumter himself took no part in the engagement as he had been surprised in his tent by the enemy and fled the area.
       
    November 15 Alston’s Plantation (Whites Plantation, White’s Bridge, Sampit Road) – Gen. Francis Marion’s Partisan camp was attacked by a force of loyalists which the Patriots soundly defeated and drove off.
       
    November 18 Brierly’s Ferry (Shirar’s Ferry)
       
    November 20 Blackstocks Plantation – Gen. Thomas Sumter and his force of Partisans were attacked by a smaller force of British troops under the command of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. The Patriots held off the British, but feel back. Sumter was seriously wounded in the engagement.
       
    November 20 Kingstree
       
    November ? Rutledge’s Ford (Hoil’s Old Place)
       
    November ? Enoree River
       
    November ? Sandy River
       
    December 4 Rugeley’s Mill (Rugeley’s Fort) – Patriot Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. William Washington attacked a small force of Loyalist which were gathered in a fortified barn. Washington tricked the Loyalists into surrendering without the loss of a man on either side.
       
    December 7 Black River
       
    December 11 Long Cane Creek – Elijah Clark with a force of Patriot Militia from SC and GA clashed with a force of British regulars and loyalists that outnumbered his troops 4 to 1. During the fight Clark was wounded and carried from the field. Shortly afterward the patriot militia was routed by the loyalists.
       
    December 11 McKnown’s Mill