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requested a truce in March 1782 and permission to purchase food for his garrison and for the inhabitants of the city. When Greene refused, General Leslie announced his intention to resume his armed forays to seize provisions by force. To oppose the
British forays, Greene placed a 300-man light
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British immediately opened fire, and in the first volley, Laurens fell from his horse with fatal wounds. The artillery captain also fell, as did others, and the
American troops retreated in disarray, leaving the howitzer behind.
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British eventually returned to their boats, and Brereton's men continued to forage while Gist dealt with the aftermath of the battle. Laurens and one other American died on the field, and 19 more were wounded.
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Battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1780–1783
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brigade of infantry and cavalry under the command of General
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Battles of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina
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952:South Carolina in the American Revolution
846:John Laurens and the American Revolution
641:'s forces in the area. British General
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849:. University of South Carolina Press.
607:to occur before the British evacuated
1255:History of Charleston, South Carolina
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611:in December 1782. Lieutenant Colonel
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1245:Beaufort County, South Carolina
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879:Wallace, David Duncan (1915).
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825:Lossing, Benson John (1852).
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971:Siege of Savage's Old Fields
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593:Battle of the Combahee River
24:Battle of the Combahee River
1219:British evacuate Charleston
1134:Battle of Blackstock's Farm
1038:Action of 11 September 1779
986:Battle of Sullivan's Island
843:Massey, Gregory D. (2016).
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976:Battle of Great Cane Brake
894:Ward, Christopher (1952).
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31:American Revolutionary War
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867:History of South Carolina
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615:, a 27-year-old Southern
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1124:Battle of Tearcoat Swamp
1119:Battle of Kings Mountain
1059:Battle of Monck's Corner
1003:Battle of Lindley's Fort
981:Battle of the Rice Boats
676:under Laurens' command.
601:Beaufort, South Carolina
62:Beaufort, South Carolina
1183:Battle of Eutaw Springs
1109:Battle of Musgrove Mill
1104:Battle of Fishing Creek
1089:Battle of Cedar Springs
1064:Battle of Lenud's Ferry
704:Aftermath of the battle
1275:1782 in South Carolina
1214:Battle of James Island
1129:Battle of Fishdam Ford
1094:Battle of Hanging Rock
595:took place during the
521:House in the Horseshoe
298:Mobley's Meeting House
145:Commanders and leaders
1114:Battle of Black Mingo
1079:Battle of Rocky Mount
1033:Battle of Stono Ferry
206:Casualties and losses
83:32.58250°N 80.57333°W
1155:Siege of Fort Watson
486:Guilford Court House
1170:Siege of Ninety-Six
1165:Siege of Fort Motte
1054:Siege of Charleston
88:32.58250; -80.57333
79: /
1028:Battle of Beaufort
417:Spencer's Ordinary
343:Wahab's Plantation
60:Counties, outside
1260:Conflicts in 1782
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1150:Battle of Cowpens
1069:Battle of Waxhaws
905:978-1-61608-080-8
856:978-1-61117-613-1
627:George Washington
605:Siege of Yorktown
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461:Torrence's Tavern
391:Yorktown Campaign
378:Blackstock's Farm
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363:Shallow Ford
323:Hanging Rock
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201:150 regulars
198:200 regulars
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169:John Laurens
111:Belligerents
29:Part of the
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466:Summerfield
446:The Village
348:Black Mingo
318:Rocky Mount
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1234:Categories
819:References
633:Background
609:Charleston
541:Raft Swamp
516:Ninety-Six
501:Fort Motte
432:Chesapeake
407:Cape Henry
278:Charleston
273:1st Mobile
213:19 wounded
74:80°34′24″W
71:32°34′57″N
756:, p. 842.
481:Pensacola
427:Francisco
412:Blandford
353:Charlotte
259:1780–1783
674:howitzer
664:Colonel
437:Yorktown
397:Richmond
211:2 killed
193:Strength
58:Colleton
54:Beaufort
49:Location
806:Snowden
775:488–489
771:Wallace
742:227–228
670:redoubt
511:Augusta
451:Cowpens
293:Waxhaws
216:Unknown
175:†
1177:Savage
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738:Massey
680:Battle
558:Wambaw
328:Camden
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99:Result
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789:, p.
773:, p.
713:Notes
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910:OCLC
900:ISBN
851:ISBN
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547:1782
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