page_title: Minor American Revolution holidays
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Minor American Revolution holidays / Carolina Day / History
caption_attribution_description: English: An image of Sgt. Jasper raising the battle flag of the colonial forces over present-day Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776 during the Battle of Sullivan's Island.
context_page_description: The following are minor or locally celebrated holidays related to the American Revolution.
context_section_description: On June 28, 1776, a small band of South Carolina Patriots defeated the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Sullivan's Island.  Patriots stationed at an unfinished palmetto log and sand fort near what is today Fort Moultrie defeated a British naval force of nine warships as it attempted to invade Charleston.  After a nine-hour battle, the ships were forced to retire. Charleston was saved from British occupation, and the fort was named in honor of its commander, General William Moultrie. The victory put off a British occupation for four years.
  The Liberty Flag designed by Colonel William Moultrie and waved by Sergeant William Jasper to rally the troops during that battle became the basis for the Flag of South Carolina, bearing on it an image of the palmetto tree that was used to build the fortress.
caption: Sgt. Jasper raising battle flag during the Battle of Sullivan's Island.
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