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British supply ships destined for Savannah and diverting them. His movement toward Augusta left the rich lands of coastal South Carolina protected by a minimal militia force. When British General
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learned of this movement, he decided to counterthrust against the militia forces at
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in charge of the rear guard, which numbered about 900 men. A
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The site of the battle is still visible today, at the end of
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was established on the north side of an area now known as
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to regain control of the revolted southern colonies was
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561:desperate, in part because American
1182:Battles involving the United States
829:Reynolds, Jr., William R. (2012).
525:'s southern command under General
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1192:Charleston County, South Carolina
44:The Death of Colonel Owen Roberts
1001:Battle of Mobley's Meeting House
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644:advanced in two wings; General
478:The first action in Britain's
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1136:Battle of the Combahee River
898:Siege of Savage's Old Fields
1146:British evacuate Charleston
1061:Battle of Blackstock's Farm
965:Action of 11 September 1779
913:Battle of Sullivan's Island
529:. The British garrison at
513:In December 1778, however,
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903:Battle of Great Cane Brake
774:O'Kelley, Patrick (2004).
601:were built, circled by an
535:Purrysburg, South Carolina
450:Charleston, South Carolina
446:American Revolutionary War
31:American Revolutionary War
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1126:Battle of Videau's Bridge
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1051:Battle of Tearcoat Swamp
1046:Battle of Kings Mountain
986:Battle of Monck's Corner
930:Battle of Lindley's Fort
908:Battle of the Rice Boats
710:South Carolina Route 318
1110:Battle of Eutaw Springs
1036:Battle of Musgrove Mill
1031:Battle of Fishing Creek
1016:Battle of Cedar Springs
991:Battle of Lenud's Ferry
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1202:1779 in South Carolina
1141:Battle of James Island
1056:Battle of Fishdam Ford
1021:Battle of Hanging Rock
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551:Battle of Kettle Creek
541:between the coast and
490:'s attempt to capture
160:Commanders and leaders
1041:Battle of Black Mingo
1006:Battle of Rocky Mount
960:Battle of Stono Ferry
799:Mark M. Boatner III,
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555:Battle of Brier Creek
488:General Henry Clinton
442:Battle of Stono Ferry
201:Casualties and losses
24:Battle of Stono Ferry
1082:Siege of Fort Watson
595:New Cut Church Flats
484:Admiral Peter Parker
316:Moore's Creek Bridge
1097:Siege of Ninety-Six
1092:Siege of Fort Motte
981:Siege of Charleston
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955:Battle of Beaufort
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584:Lieutenant Colonel
494:(now Charleston),
412:Lake Pontchartrain
274:Gunpowder Incident
1172:Conflicts in 1779
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1077:Battle of Cowpens
996:Battle of Waxhaws
840:978-0-7864-6694-8
568:Augustine Prevost
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508:Sullivan's Island
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607:Highlanders
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402:Stono Ferry
392:Brier Creek
210:155 missing
208:113 wounded
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1161:Categories
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474:Background
321:Rice Boats
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690:Aftermath
683:battalion
642:Americans
611:71st Foot
609:from the
563:privateer
407:Fort Bute
382:Van Creek
260:1775–1779
217:1 missing
213:26 killed
206:34 killed
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720:See also
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519:captured
515:Savannah
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