aka Fair Lawn Barony. aka Colleton House. One source asserts that this engagement happened on November 17th.

British Capt. Murdock MacLaine was sent with fifty men of the 84th Regiment of Foot to relieve the post at Fair Lawn Plantation, described as a "strong brick house known to have been constructed for defense as well as for comfort," and protected by considerable abatis. This plantation protected a good landing on the Cooper River.

Brig. Gen. Francis Marion took advantage of the turnover of personnel and sent Col. Hezekiah Maham with 180 of his men plus 200 men from Col. Isaac Sheby, which had just been assigned to his command by Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene.

On their way to Fair Lawn Plantation, Col. Maham and Col. Shelby passed another British post and attempted to entice the British cavalry out to a fight, but they refused and the Patriots moved on, not knowing that the British horsemen were following them.

The Patriots considered the main house too formidable to take, so they decided to attack one of the outbuildings, which was a British hospital. Col. Shelby and his riflemen covered the redoubt while Col. Maham and his cavalry rode up to the building and demanded its surrender. The medical defenders offered no resistance at all.

Col. Maham captured 300 stands of arms and other goods. About 150 patients and staff were made his prisoner. Eighty prisoners could walk and were taken back to Brig. Gen. Marion's camp, the rest were paroled. Capt. MacLaine's garrison watched all of this happen, but did nothing. The hospital was burned and the Patriot's rode away.

SC 3rd Regiment of State Troops led by Col. Hezekiah Maham, with 180 men

Col. Isaac Shelby (NC), with 200 men

84th Regiment of Foot detachment led by Capt. Murdock MacLaine, with 50 men

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