aka Tomassy.

On August 12th, a Patriot expedition, commanded by Col. Andrew Williamson encountered a large Cherokee war party near the Indian town of Tamassee. The Indians were defeated with twice as many casualties as the Patriots. After their victory, the Patriots burned the town. Patriot Captain Hargrove was killed in this skirmish, his regiment and first name currently unknown.

Col. Williamson burned the abandoned Indian towns of Tomassy (Tamassee), Chehohee (Cheowee), and Eustash. After all their foodstuffs were burned, the Cherokee of the Lower Settlement had to survive the next winter on roots.

Col. Williamson returned to his base camp at 23 Mile Creek and found that those who had been left behind had already left for home. Winter was coming and the men did not have the proper clothing or other supplies. He furloughed the remainder of this militiamen and ordered them to re-assemble for duty on August 28th.

With his remaining forces, he and Maj. Pickens returned to the burned Indian town of Seneca and built Fort Rutledge, named in honor of SC Governor John Rutledge. These two leaders collected supplies and waited at the new fort for the militiamen to reconvene in a few weeks - they were off to the Cherokee towns in North Carolina and Tennessee next.

Maj. Andrew Williamson - Commanding Officer

Ninety-Six District Regiment led by Maj. Andrew Williamson with twelve (12) known 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 cavalrymen
- 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) known 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) known 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) known 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) known 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 five (5) known companies, led by:
- 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) known companies with 93 men, led by:
- Capt. John Bowie
- Capt. Francis Prince
- Capt. Benjamin Tutt

SC 6th Regiment detachment of four (4) known companies, led by:
- Capt. William Brown
- Capt. James Duff
- Capt. John Hampton
- Capt. George Wage

Cherokee Indians - unknown number

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