aka Chestnut Ridges, aka Tory Den, aka Tory House.

Lt. Col. Winston learned of their whereabouts by hanging a boy who had carried bread to them. He did not kill the boy - he cut him down before he died. The boy told Lt. Col. Winston that a Capt. Stanly and his men were on Chestnut Mountain - in a natural cave known as Tory House or Tory Den in the Sauratown Mountains.

[Today, this is known as Tory's Den and is located in Stokes County near Hanging Rock State Park about four miles from Danbury. The cave is a large one but not very deep. It is beside Tory's Falls.]

Lt. Col. Winston and his men caught up with the Loyalists and immediately attacked. The Loyalists scattered, but they were hunted down and killed. Only Capt. Stanly and a man named Horton escaped. Patriot Jack Martin pursued Horton, who fired upon Martin when he got close. Martin drew up his horse who received the shot in its eye. Martin then fired and hit Horton in the back, but he managed to get away. However, he died of his wounds a few days later.

Capt. Stanly was captured and retained as a prisoner until exchanged.

"He performed several other short tours against the Tories but has neglected to mention them in their proper place. One of these short tours was under Capt. Cloud, Capt. Case, and Capt. Blackburn, all in company, after the Tories in Chestnut Ridges in Surry County. This engagement did not last more than two weeks. In this they killed four Tories and recaptured property that they, the Tories, had Robbed of the Citizens of Town Fork."

Lt. Col. Joseph Winston - Commanding Officer

15 Patriots of the Surry County Regiment of Militia, including the following known men:

Capt. Ambrose Blackburn (may have been the Mr. Blackburn mentioned above)

Capt. Joshua Case

Capt. Joseph Cloud

Pvt. John Field

Capt. Stanly - Commanding Officer

Unknown number of Loyalists

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