To inflict suitable chastisement upon the Cherokees, several expeditions were at once made into their territories. Colonel McBury and Major Jack, from Georgia, entered the Indian settlements on Tugaloo, and defeating the enemy, destroyed all their towns on that river.

Maj. Andrew Williamson, of South Carolina, early in July of 1776 began to embody the militia of that state, and before the end of that month was at the head of an army of eleven hundred and fifty men, marching to meet Cameron, who was, with a large body of Esseneca Indians and disaffected white men, encamped at Oconoree. The first battle was Seneca Town on August 1st, then the Patriots set up a base camp at 23 Mile Creek so they could launch additional attacks against the Cherokees in the area.

After marching for two days, Maj. Williamson's forces destroyed the Lower Cherokee settlements of Keowee, Sugar Town, and Cheowee. Within another three days, this group also destroyed Jocassee and Brass Town, while a separate group went after other Indian towns in the neighborhood.

Encountering and defeating this body of the enemy, he destroyed their town and a large amount of provisions. He burned Sugar Town, Soconec, Keowee, Ostatoy, and Brass Town. He proceeded next against Tamassee, Chehokee and Eustustie, where, observing a recent trail of the enemy, he made pursuit and soon met and vanquished three hundred of their warriors. These towns he afterwards destroyed.

Maj. Andrew Williamson (Ninety-Six District Regiment) - Commanding Officer

Ninety-Six District Regiment led by Maj. Andrew Williamson with twelve (12) companies led by:

Capt. James Baskin

Capt. James Butler, Sr.

Capt. James Colson (of GA)

Capt. John Erwin

Capt. John Gaskins

Capt. Joseph Hamilton - Hamilton's Artillery

Capt. John Hammond

Capt. LeRoy Hammond with 100 mounted cavalry

Capt. Adam Crain Jones

Capt. Alexander Noble

Capt. Thomas K. Smith

Capt. Michael Watson

New Acquisition District Regiment led by Col. Thomas Neel, Maj. William Bratton, with fifteen (15) companies led by:

Capt. James Adams

Capt. John Anderson

Capt. John Blandon

Capt. William Byers

Capt. Peter Clinton

Capt. John Drummond

Capt. William Gaston

Capt. Joseph Hardin

Capt. William Henry

Capt. Thomas Kirkpatrick

Capt. Lattimore

Capt. Edward Lacey

Capt. Robert McAfee

Capt. Andrew Neel

Capt. Francis Ross

Spartan Regiment led by Col. John Thomas, Sr., with Lt. Col. John Lisle, Sr., and eighteen (18) companies led by:

Capt. William Anderson

Capt. Lewis Bobo

Capt. Thomas Brandon

Capt. Zachariah Bullock

Capt. John Gowen

Capt. James Grant

Capt. William Houseal

Capt. Joseph Jolly

Capt. James Lisle

Capt. John Lisle, Jr.

Capt. John McIlhenny

Capt. Daniel McKay

Capt. Robert McWhorter

Capt. William Plummer

Capt. James Steen

Capt. John Thomas, Jr.

Capt. William Wadlington

Capt. Joseph Wofford

Little River District Regiment led by Col. John Lindsey, Maj. Robert Gillam, Maj. Jonathan Downs, with ten (10) companies led by:

Capt. Robert Gillam, Jr.

Capt. James Harvey

Capt. Joseph Hayes

Capt. Benjamin Kilgore

Capt. Charles King

Capt. Samuel Morrow

Capt. James Pollard

Capt. John Rodgers, Jr.

Capt. John Rogers

Capt. John Wallace

Lower District Regiment detachment led by Maj. Andrew Pickens with 230 men in five (5) companies led by:

Capt. John Catlerton

Capt. Coizier

Capt. John Folmer

Capt. John Pickens

Capt. Joseph Pickens

Fairfield Regiment detachment led by Capt. John Collins with unknown number of men

Camden District Regiment detachment led by Capt. Philip Walker with unknown number of men

Upper Craven County Regiment detachment led by Capt. Jefferson Williams with unknown number of men

Catawba Indian Company of Rovers - Capt. Samuel Boykin with 20 men

GA Militia Detachment led by Col. Samuel Jack with 240 men, including the following:

Capt. John Twiggs

Capt. John Jones

Capt. Leonard Marbury

Capt. Samuel Alexander

Capt. Thomas Harris

SC 3rd Regiment of Rangers detachment led by Col. William Thomson with Capt. Robert Anderson and 33 men

SC 5th Regiment detachment of three (3) companies with 93 men led by:

Capt. John Bowie

Capt. Francis Prince

Capt. Benjamin Tutt

SC 6th Regiment detachment of four (4) companies led by:

Capt. William Brown

Capt. James Duff

Capt. John Hampton

Capt. George Wage

Cherokee Indians - unknown number

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