by sc250v2 | Jan 28, 2026
On May 6th, 1780, Col. Anthony Walton White captured British light infantrymen at Wambaw Plantation. Heading southeast to Lenud’s Ferry, he was to meet Col. Abraham Buford and Lt. Col. William Washington’s cavalry. Banastre Tarleton, seeking retaliation, pursued White...
by sc250v2 | Jan 28, 2026
On April 23rd, 1781, Lt. Col. Henry Lee and Brigadier General Francis Marion successfully besieged Fort Watson, a British outpost that served as a communication and supply chain between Charleston and other outposts further inland, after an eight-day battle.
by sc250v2 | Jan 28, 2026
On July 12th, 1780, Col. John Thomas, Jr. was commanding the 1st Spartan Regiment of the South Carolina Patriot Militia. He was warned by his mother that the Loyalists planned to attack his camp. When the attack began at Cedar Springs, the Loyalists ran into a...
by sc250v2 | Jan 28, 2026
On June 20th, 1779, Patriot Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln advanced with 1,200 men to assault a British garrison. The intense battle saw the British left side retreat, prompting Loyalist Lt. Col. John Maitland to reposition his troops and rally the Hessians. As fighting...
by sc250v2 | Jan 28, 2026
On June 18th, 1780, two men warned the militia of Iron Works, a South Carolina backcountry settlement established by Col. William Hill and Isaac Hayne in anticipation of the war, about an approaching force of hundreds of British dragoons. The British arrived...
