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 Capt. John Clarke (captured) vs. Capt. John Saunders, mid-Feb 1781. In mid-February, Capt. John Saunders was the commandant of Georgetown, and he sent out Lt. John Wilson with 35-40 of the Queen's Rangers up the Waccamaw River to capture Capt. John Clarke, who was one of Lt. Col. Peter Horry's officers in the Kingstree Regiment. Lt. Wilson's men were not mounted and approached Capt. Clarke's home in boats. After a heavy rain and a checked tide impeded his progress, he sent the boats back to Georgetown and concealed his men in a house until nightfall. Then, he marched on and surrounded Capt. Clarke's house at daybreak. Capt. Clarke was the only person home and he was captured and marched back to Georgetown a prisoner. |
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