Major William Richardson Davie in command of his NC Patriots attacked and captured a British supply column a few miles from the fort. Major Davie carried off as much of the supplies he could and burned the rest.

In 1779, Davie was commissioned a Captain in the NC Light Dragoons Regiment and was seriously wounded at the battle of Stono Ferry in June of 1779. He returned home to recover, after which he was then promoted to Major under Col. Robert Irwin and Col. Caleb Phifer in the Mecklenburg County Regiment of Militia.

After the fall of Charlestown, Major William Richardson Davie was given command of his own Independent Corps of Light Horse with the mission to harass British communications between their posts at Hanging Rock and Camden. His cavalry was often reinforced by SC Militia under Major Robert Crawford (Turkey Creek Regiment), thirty-five (35) Catawba warriors under their chief General Newriver, and a part of the Mecklenburg County Regiment of Militia (NC) commanded by Lt. Col. John William Hagan.

The British thought that they would be able to forage from the local inhabitants, but the continued attacks denied them that source of provisions. The posts at Hanging Rock and Rocky Mount had to rely on supplies from Camden. Major Davie learned of a convoy coming from Camden and he rode with some of his men to intercept these supplies. He left his camp on the evening of July 20th and rode around the left flank of Hanging Rock and laid an ambush on the Camden Road, about five miles south of Hanging Rock at a location called Flat Rock.

The convoy was "captured with little trouble, the spirits provisions and waggons being destroyed, the escorts and waggoners were mounted on the captured horses, and about dark the party commenced its retreat."

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