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Marion had wanted to surprise the
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British traveled across South Carolina, plundering and destroying Revolutionary properties. This prompted Marion to move into South Carolina, where Revolutionaries angered by the British action signed up in large numbers. Marion was alerted to the presence of Loyalists at Shepherd's Ferry, on the
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52:Georgetown County, South Carolina
1125:Battle of Mobley's Meeting House
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1260:Battle of the Combahee River
1022:Siege of Savage's Old Fields
1270:British evacuate Charleston
1185:Battle of Blackstock's Farm
1089:Action of 11 September 1779
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1160:Battle of Musgrove Mill
1155:Battle of Fishing Creek
1140:Battle of Cedar Springs
1115:Battle of Lenud's Ferry
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1265:Battle of James Island
1180:Battle of Fishdam Ford
1145:Battle of Hanging Rock
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270:Mobley's Meeting House
134:Commanders and leaders
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565:Battle of Black Mingo
176:Casualties and losses
22:Battle of Black Mingo
1206:Siege of Fort Watson
713:Notes and references
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458:Guilford Court House
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769:. HMdb.org
613:Background
583:. General
513:Raft Swamp
488:Ninety-Six
473:Fort Motte
404:Chesapeake
379:Cape Henry
250:Charleston
245:1st Mobile
188:13 wounded
738:Citations
718:Footnotes
675:Aftermath
607:Chickasaw
453:Pensacola
399:Francisco
384:Blandford
325:Charlotte
231:1780–1783
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577:Willtown
569:skirmish
409:Yorktown
369:Richmond
186:3 killed
181:2 killed
163:Strength
127:Loyalist
47:Location
935:Sources
483:Augusta
423:Cowpens
265:Waxhaws
129:militia
116:militia
114:Patriot
64:79°26′W
61:33°37′N
1228:Savage
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651:Battle
567:was a
530:Wambaw
300:Camden
89:Result
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1243:1782
1194:1781
1098:1780
1072:1779
1010:1775
952:ISBN
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