Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and his Patriots attacked and captured a group of Loyalists under the command of Maj. Micajah Gainey. After being captured the Loyalist sued for peace and disbanded. Maj. Gainey and his 500 men pledged their allegiance to South Carolina and the United States.

Maj. Gainey's followers laid down their guns at Bowling Green. Maj. Gainey told Brig. Gen. Marion that he could not relinquish his command to Marion, but would have to do that to Col. Balfour from whom he received his commission. Once that was done, Maj. Gainey promised that he would return.

The treaty was good for all Loyalists except for Col. David Fanning, Maj. Samuel Andrews, and Maj. William Cunningham. They were to receive no mercy.

"Soon after joining General Marion they set out in pursuit of a Col. Fanning a celebrated Tory Col. who was committing great depradations about Drowning Creek, Raft Swamp, Shoe Heel and Little Pedee -- when they reached a place called the Bowling Green, General Marion selected from his troops one hundred foot men to go out as spies and scouts (of which number this declarant was one) who were placed under the command of Capt. Robert Ellison. After leaving the Main Army, they traversed the country for several days in order to discover if possible the hiding place of the Tories. On the night of the third day, they fell in with a small body of them with whom they had a considerable skirmish having killed and wounded several, (the number not known) without losing a man."