aka Queensborough.

Skirmish, Capt. James Armstrong vs. Capt. Ludwig Kienen.

Maj. Gen. Greene dispatched his cavalry forces closer to Charleston to keep an eye on British movements. Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and his Patriots patrolled the area north and east of Charleston from his base on the Cooper River.

Lt. Col. Henry Lee established a camp at McQueen’s Plantation, south of the Ashley River, to cover the area between Charleston and the Edisto River. McQueen’s Plantation, mentioned as Queensborough in Lt. Col. Lee’s Memoirs, was the home of John McQueen. Lt. Col. Lee could observe the British forces in Charleston and on John’s Island from this location.

In late December, Capt. James Armstrong of Lee’s Legion defeated an enemy cavalry force led by Capt. Ludwig Kienen of the South Carolina Royalists. Capt. Armstrong took Capt. Kienen and seven others prisoner.