Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-05
BATTLES AND skIRMisHEs
In South Carolina During the RsvoIu.
tionary War StruaaIe.


tionary War Struggle.
From Moore's Life Of Lacey:
June zS, 1776.-Battle Of Fort Moul-
trie. Commanders, Colonel Moultrie
and Sir Peter Parker.
Feb. 3, 1779-Battle Of Port Royal.
Col. Moultrie defeated Major Gardner.
June 80. 1779-Battle of Stono Fer
ry. Moultrie and Provost
April IA, 17S0.-Battle Of Monck's
Corner. General Huger defeated by
Colonel Tarleton.
April :, 1780.--Battle Of Bralidon's
Defeat, Union District. Colonel Bran.
don defeated by the Tories.
May 6, 17S0.-Battle Of Lanneau's
Ferry, Santee. White and Tarletol.
May IL. 17sO.-Battle-Ch Charleston
fell-General Lincoln and Sir Henry
May "a, 17SO.-Battle of Old Field,
Beckhamville, Chester district. Cap
tain John Mcclure discomftted the
Tories under Captain Houseman.
May 26, 1780-Battle Of Mobley's
Meeting House. Chester district. Cap
tains Bratton and Mcclure dispersed
the Tories.
May 20. 17so.-Battle Of waxhaws.
feated by Tarleton.
y 17S0.-Battle Of Hammond's
Store. Bush River.
July IL, 17sO.-Battle Of William
sons, York district. The Patriots de-
feat Huck.
August /, 17SO.-Battle Of Rocky
Mount Sumter and Turnbull.
August /. 17SO.-Battle Of Cedar
Springs. Shelby and Dunlap.
| August 7th, 17S0-Battle Of Hang
Ing Rock. Sumter and Garden.
August Is. 1780-Battle OF Wateree
Ford. Sumter takes forty wagon loads
of goods and 800 prisoners.
| August 16, 1780.-Battle Of Camden.
Gates defeated by CORVALLIS.
August Is, 17S0.-Battle Of Fishing
Creek. Sumter defeated by Tarlston.
August Is or 10, 17S0.-Battle OF
Musgrove Mills. Shelby and Innis.
Savannah, near Nelson's Ferry. Mar
ion recaptured $50 Continentals.
September =, 178o.-Battle Of Stall
lions, York district. Brandon and the
Tories. Loves sister killed.
September 81, 1780.-Battle Of Waw-
hab, Lancaster district. Major Davie
defeats the Tories.
September -, 17S0.-Battle Of Big
gers Ferry. Sumter and Rawdon.
October Z, 1780.-Battle Of Kings
Mountain. Campbell and Ferguson.
1 oClODCI ItoV-DdltiC VI WV
Swamp, Williamsburg district. Mar
october :. 17s0.-Battle Of Whites
Bril-. :, near Georgetown. Gilbert
Marion killed. Melton and BareBfleld.
November II, 17S0.-Battle Of Fish
Dam Ford. Sumter and Wemyss.
November 20, 1780.-Battle Of Black
stocks. Sumter and Tarleton.
| Dec. 3. 17S0.-Green takes the COM
/ md ~ Gntfhary,
December 4, 1780.-Battle Of Ryeley
Mills. Colonels Washington and
Hugely.
January II, 17s1.-Battle OF the
Cowpens. Morgan and Tarleton.
January :. 17s1.-Battle at George
town. Marion and Campbell. Sue
cess incomplete.
/ Battle Of Socaste Swamp.
Horny and Campbell.
February 19, 17S1.-Battle Of FRI
days Fort Sumter and
Battle Of Whites Bridge,
near Sampit. Horny and Gainey.
March 1, 17S1.-Battle Of Wiboo
Swamp. Marion and Watson.
March 2, 17S1.-Battle Of Mount
Hope. Marion and Watson.
March 2, 1781.-Battle Of Big Savan-
nah. Sumter and -
March =. 17d.-Battle Of Black
River Bridge. below Kingstree. Mar
March 6, 17S1.-Battle Of scape
Hoar, near Ratcliffe Bridge. Sumter
and Fraser.
March -, 17S1.-Battle of Sampit
Bridge, near Georgetown. Marion and
Watson.
April 1s, 17s1.-Battle of Balfour. on
the Pocotaligo. Colonel Harden and
April 22nd or 23d, 17S1.-Battle Of
Fort Watson. Marion and Mckay.
| April %, 17S1.-Battle Of Hobkirk
Hill. Greene and Rawdon.
May II, 17S1-Battle Of Orangeburg.
Sumter takes that post.
May IL, 17s1.-Battle Of Fort Motto.
Marion and Mcpherson.
May IA, 17S1.-Battle Of Nelson's
May is, 17s1.-Battle Of Fort Gran
by. Lee and Maxwell.
May 81, 17S1.-Battle Of Fort Gal
phin Silver Bluff. Lee and -
From 90 Of May to the 18th OF June,
17S1.-Siege of Ninety-six. Greene
and Cruger
June 6, 17s1.-Battle of Georgetown.
Winyah Bay. Marion takes George
July 1, 17s1.-Battle Of Congaree
Ford. Lee and Rawdon. q
July 16. 17S1.-Battle Of Watboo
Horny and -
August 10, 17s1.-Battle Of Quinbys
Bridge. near Biggin Church. Sumter
and Coates.
August 25, 17S1.-Battle Of Walboo.
Marion and Fraser.
August 80, 17S0.-Battle Of Parkers
| Ferry. Marion and Fraser.
September 8, 17S1.-Battle OF Eptaw.
Greene and Stewart.
September =, 1781.-Battle Of Black
Mingo. Marion and -
November -, 17S1.-Battle Of Eay's
Station, Lauren's district. Hay ana
Bill Cunningham.
-, 1781.-Battle Of Strawberry
Ferry. Wade Hampton and -
January 20, 1782.-Near :Moncks
| Corner, Postelle took forty prisoners
and fourteen wagon loads Of goods.
August 26, 1782.-Battle Of Comba-
hee. Laurens fell.
-, 17S2-Battle Of Wombaw, st.
Thomas Marion and -
September =, 17S2.-Battle Of Johns
Island Colonel Wilmot, last man
killed In the Revolution, and Lieut..
Moore wounded.
Battle Of Talepring.
Battle Of Cloud Creek.
Battle Of Twelve Mile Creek. Sal
vador fell.
Battle Of Tydiman's. Marion and -
Battle of Wappetaw. Maham and
Battle of Saltcatcher's Bridge.
Battle Of Coosawhatchie. Clark and
Brown.
Battle of Burlington Ford, Fair For
est.
Fort on Pacolet taken, Spartanburg
district. Clark and Shelby and Moore.
On Kelsoe Creek, Spartanburg dis
trict. Samuel Cloungy takes eight
British soldiers and marches them
eight miles to General Morgan's camp:
"Why, Paddy, how did you take all