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South Carolinians Outside
of South Carolina During the Revolution |
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Date |
Battle/Skirmish |
SC Provincials or Militia |
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August 8, 1775 |
St. Augustine, FL |
Capt. Clement Lampriere of Mount Pleasant left
Port Royal on his armed sloop Commerce and capture the British
brigantine Betsy off St. Augustine with 11,000 lbs. of gunpowder. |
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Mar. 11-12 1776 |
Hutchinson's Island and Savannah, GA |
SC Council of Safety ordered Col. Stephen Bull
with 222 men (95 from Beaufort District, 127 from Charles Town
District) to counter the British naval forces of East Florida
that had been harrassing the Georgia coast. |
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Sep. 1776 |
St. Augustine, FL |
Gov. Rutledge ordered Col. William Thomson of
the SC 3rd Regiment of Rangers to accompany Gen. Charles Lee
of Charleston on an expedition to St. Augustine, FL. Two days
after leaving Savannah, the SC government sent an express to
return northward. |
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Oct. 14, 1776 |
Altamaha River, GA |
As ordered, Col. William Thomson sent a detachment
led by Capt John Caldwell with 100 men to Fort Barrington on
the Altamaha River in Georgia. On Oct. 18, a second detachment
of eight men under Lt. Barnes was sent. On Dec. 28, Capt. Winn
was sent to relieve Capt. Caldwell's two detachments. |
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Feb.23-Mar. 15 1777 |
Fort McIntosh, GA |
1777 began with Gen. Robert Howe now commanding
all troops in South Carolina and Georgia. Gen. Howe, with a detachment
of Col. William Thomson's SC 3rd Regiment of Rangers, went to
Savannah, but the enemy quickly retreated. Gen. Howe returned
to Charleston in June. |
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May 21, 1777 |
St. Augustine, FL |
SC Navy brig Comet captured the Apalachicola,
a London brig carrying dry goods to St. Augustine. |
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May 25, 1777 |
St. Augustine, FL |
SC Navy brig Comet battles privateer Rebecca,
owned by Capt. John Mowbray, off coast of St. Augustine. The
Comet had two men killed and four wounded by close musket
fire. |
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Jun. 8, 1777 |
St. John's River, FL |
SC privateer Cotesworth Pinckney owned
by Capt. William Ranking captured sloop Mary with a cargo
of rum, sugar, beef, candles, and butter. Capt. Bissell and seven
sailors placed aboard to take her to Charles Town, but it was
captured by Capt. John Mowbray on the Daphne. |
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Jul. 14, 1777 |
Florida Coast |
SC Navy brigantine Notre Dame with Capt.
Stephen Seymore captured the British brigantine Judith
bound from Londonderry to St. Augustine. |
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Oct. 1777 |
Gulf of Mexico |
SC Navy brig Notre Dame, commanded by
Lt. William Hall, captured two merchantmen, the John and
the Jemmy & Sally, in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Dec, 22, 1777 |
Cuba |
SC Navy brig Comet, commanded by Capt. James
Pyne, captured by Royal Navy ship Daphne. Capt. Pyne was sent
to New York as a prisoner, and his crew was forced to become
Royal Navy seamen - four decided to escape. |
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March 1778 |
St. Augustine, FL |
Expedition of Continental forces, GA Militia
and SC Militia to capture St. Augustine. Command divided between
Gen. Robert Howe and GA Governor Houstonn. Costly failure. |
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Mar. 7, 1778 |
Barbados |
Continental Navy frigate Randolph, commanded
by Capt. Nicholas Biddle, with mostly impressed British seamen
taken from jail in Philadelphia, was sent with several other
ships to intercept British shipping in the West Indies. On board
were 52 men of the SC 1st Regiment led by Capt. Joseph Ioor,
Lt. Gray, and Lt. Simons. On March 7th, they engaged the 64-gun
Yarmouth out of Antigua, with cannons firing and the SC
infantrymen shooting at the enemy's decks. The Randolph
was clearly winning the fight when an enemy shell hit its powder
magazine and exploded. Only four sailors of the Randolph
survived. |
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Apr. 19, 1778 |
Savannah, GA |
After Gen. Prevost attacked Savannah, Gen. William
Moultrie ordered a detachment of Col. William Thomson's SC 3rd
Regiment with 150 men under Maj. Samuel Wise and 50 men under
Col. Sumter to assist the Georgians. On Aprl 23rd, another detachment
under Col. Charles C. Pinckney's SC 1st Regiment of Infantry
with part of the SC 4th Regiment of Artillery. |
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May-July 1778 |
March Through Georgia |
Gen. Robert Howe, with GA and SC militia, marched
through Georgia, reaching the St. Mary's River and capturing
Fort Tonyn. Maj. Samuel Wise's detachment returned to Savannah,
where they remained for a while. Col. Pinckney and the remaining
SC troops returned via ship to Charleston. |
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June 28, 1778 |
Battle of Monmouth (NJ) |
Col. John Smith of Darlington County commended
by Gen. George Washington for his bravery. |
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Nov. 29, 1778 |
Loss of Savannah |
Col. Campbell defeated Gen. Howe's army on this
date, and Savannah fell into the hands of the British. Maj. Samuel
Wise's men formed the right wing of Gen. Howe's army, which was
commanded by Gen. Isaac Huger. |
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Dec. 29, 1778 |
Savannah |
Detachments of the SC 3rd Regiment and SC 4th
Regiment assisted Gen. Howe's army against a much larger British
force that finally took the town. |
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Jan. 6-10, 1779 |
Fort Morris, GA |
A detachment of the SC 3rd Regiment of Rangers
led by Lt. James Robinson with 26 men joined the GA Patriots
in a futile attempt to fend off a much larger British force. |
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Feb. 3, 1779 |
Augusta, GA |
Lt. Col. Archibald Campbell vs. Col. Andrew Williamson
and Col. Andrew Pickens along the Savannah River. |
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Feb. 8-10, 1779 |
Carr's Fort, GA |
Col. Andrew Pickens with 250 men of the Upper
District Militia, a detachment of NC Militia, and the GA Militia
under Col. John Dooly attempted to retake the fort from the Loyalists,
but were forced to abandon their seige when they learned more
Loyalists were soon coming. |
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Feb. 14, 1779 |
Kettle Creek, GA |
Col. Andrew Pickens with 200 men joined the Georgia
Militia in defeating the Loyalists gathered at Kettle Creek. |
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Mar. 3, 1779 |
Briar Creek, GA |
Continental Maj. Gen. John Ashe commanded a force
of over 2,300 men, including a detachment of the SC 3rd Brigade
of Militia led by Brig. Gen. Andrew Williamson, and a detachment
of the SC 4th Regiment of Artillery led by Lt. Col. John Faucheraud
Grimke with 50 men and three guns, along with others from NC
and GA. |
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Mar. 20, 1779 |
Abercorn Creek, GA |
SC Navy galley Congress, commanded by
Capt. Robert Campbell with 70 men and 17 guns, along with 36
men of an independent company of seamen - and - the galley Lee,
commanded by Capt. Jacob Milligan with 130 French sailors and
12 guns, fight the HMS armed sloop Greenwich with 12 guns
and an unknown galley and flatboat. Capt. Campbell was killed
along with 39 other either killed or wounded. |
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Mar. 21, 1779 |
Crossroads, Beech Island, GA |
Lt. Col. Eli Kershaw of the SC Militia supported
Lt. Col. John Twiggs of the GA Militia against Maj. John Spurgin
with about 200 GA Loyalist militia. |
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April 1779 |
North Atlantic Ocean |
Capt. Thomas Pickering killed during a mid-ocean
battle between his ship, the Hampton, and an East Indiaman
that was armed with 36 guns. |
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Apr. 19, 1779 |
Savannah, GA |
Sgt. William Jasper and Sgt. John Newton of the
SC 2nd Regiment crossed the Savannah River and captured Captains
Scott and Young, and brought them to Charleston. |
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Sep. 16-Oct. 18 1779 |
Siege of Savannah, GA |
British captured Savannah in late November of
1778. Gen. George Washington sent south Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln
to assume command of the southern forces from Gen. Robert Howe.
He rushed 2,500 Continentals and SC Militia forces to the Beaufort
District and encamped at Purrysburg. Gen. Prevost attacked SC
and kept the Patriots on the run for most of the first half of
1779. By September, the Patriots were ready to go after Prevost,
now in Savannah. Count D'Estaing arrived with some of the French
fleet, but they made little diference. |
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Oct. 26, 1779 |
Tybee River, GA |
SC Navy ships, Myrtle and Rutledge, expecting
to find Patriots in charge of the area ran into Royal Navy, and
they were captured. |
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Mar. 25, 1780 |
Savannah, GA |
Col. Andrew Pickens ambushed a detachment of
the NY Volunteers riding out of Savannah. |
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Apr. 5, 1780 |
Wright's Plantation, GA |
Col. Andrew Pickens with 300 men fought Capt.
Thomas Conkling of DeLancey's Brigade with 65 men, who were sent
to stop Col. Pickens from destroying the former Royal Governor's
plantation. |
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Sep. 9, 1780 |
Anson County, NC |
Col. Abel Kolb of the Cheraws District Militia
(SC) led 80-100 men against Loyalists in two locations in Anson
County, NC, killing three and wounding five. |
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Sep. 14, 1780 |
McKay's Trading Post, GA |
Maj. James McCall, of Col. Sumter's Brigade,
with 300 men supported GA Col. Elijah Clarke's attack of this
Loyalist site. |
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Feb. 25, 1781 |
Pyle's Massacre, NC |
BG Andrew Pickens with 500 SC militiamen supported
Lt. Col. Henry Lee assault against NC Loyalist Col. John Pyle. |
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Mar. 6, 1781 |
Wetzel's Mill, NC |
BG Andrew Pickens sent Lt. Col. William Farr
with an unknown number of men to support the Continentals under
Col. Otho Williams. |
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Apr-Jun 1781 |
Siege of Augusta |
BG Andrew Pickens with Lt. Col. Henry Lee sent
by Gen. Nathanael Greene in mid-May to help Georgian Col. Elijah
Clarke take Augusta, which takes until June 5th. |
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Oct. 21, 1781 |
Madeira Islands, Near Coast of Africa |
Frigate South Carolina captured the Venus,
bound from Newfoundland to Lisbon, with 1,600 quntals of saltfish. |
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Jan. 7, 1782 |
Bahama Channel, Atlantic Ocean |
Frigate South Carolina, commanded by Commodore
Alexander Gillon, captured five ships going from Jamaica to Europe
loaded with sugar and lumber. |
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Jan.12-Apr. 12 1782 |
Siege of Savannah |
Gen. Nathanael Greene, under orders from Gen.
George Washington, sent Brig. Gen. John Barnwell and the Beaufort
Brigade of Militia to assist Gen. Anthony Wayne in retaking Savannah. |
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May 8, 1782 |
New Providence, Bahamas |
Frigate South Carolina assisted the Spanish
in their attack against the British at New Providence, Bahamas. |
