Lt. Col. Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” and his irregular cavalry force of 250, rout a party of Loyalists commanded by Major Micajah Gainey. Marion had two men wounded, while the losses of the Loyalists are unknown.

It is very unlikely that the event happened on August 12th. The most likely is that William Dobein James got his dates mixed up and he is describing the events that took place on September 4th at Blue Savannah.

To most historians, Francis Marion was still riding alongside Major General Horatio Gates in South Carolina, and he did not get orders to leave Gates until August 15th, when he was then sent to secure all boats along the Santee River, which he began immediately.

I leave it to the reader to decide for themselves on the date of this one.