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Battle of Van Creek

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Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Georgia's Revolutionary War Trail Brochure: The Revolutionary War Encounter at Van(n)'s Creek, Georgia. Expanded reference retrieved August 30, 2021.
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Journal of the American Revolution, February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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Crossing the Great Divide: The Battle at Van Creek, Georgia, February 11, 1779
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Battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1775–1779
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Battles of the American Revolutionary War in Georgia (U.S. state)
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to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured
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Index

American Revolutionary War
Elberton, Georgia
United States
Kingdom of Great Britain
Loyalist
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Southern theater
Gunpowder Incident
Kemp's Landing
Snow Campaign
Savage's Old Fields
Great Cane Brake
Great Bridge
Norfolk
Moore's Creek Bridge
Rice Boats
Sullivan's Island
Gwynn's Island
Lindley's Fort
Thomas Creek
Alligator Bridge
1st Savannah
Beaufort
Van Creek
Kettle Creek
Brier Creek
Chesapeake raid
Stono Ferry

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