South Carolina – Revolutionary War Military Engagements

SC Revolutionary War Military Engagements

This list was compiled by Mary Jo Jones of Manning, South Carolina. It lists the date and location of more than 130 military engagements fought in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, as recorded in Edward McCardy's 1902 History of South Carolina in the Revolution.


Date	Battle or Action	Place
Nov 11-12, 1775	Naval Battle	Charleston Harbor
Nov 19-21, 1775	Ninety Six	Abbeville County - now Greenwood County
Dec 22, 1775	Great Cane Brake	Anderson County - now Greenville County
Jun 26, 1776	Cherokee Indian Town	Anderson County
Jun 28, 1776	Fort Moultrie	Charleston Harbor
Jul 15, 1776	Lyndley's Fort	Laurens County
Aug 1, 1776	Essenecca	Anderson County - now Pickens County
Aug 8, 1776	Oconore	Oconee County
Aug 11, 1776	Tomassy	Oconee County
Feb 12 , 1779	Beaufort - Battle of Port Royall	Beaufort County
Feb 14, 1779	Cherokee Ford, Savannah River	Abbeville County
May 3, 1779	Coosawhatchie	Beaufort County
May 11-13, 1779	Charles Town - Prevost	Charleston County
Jun 20, 1779	Stono	Charleston County
Jun 1779	Galley Fight, Stono River	Charleston County
Jun 1779	Mathew's Plantation - Stono	Charleston County
Jun 1779	Capture of seven British vessels	Charleston County
Jun 1779	Schooner Rattlesnake - Stono	Charleston County
Mar 18, 1780	Salkenhatchie	Colleton County
Mar 20, 1780	Pon Pon	Colleton County
Mar 27, 1780	Rantowles	Charleston County
Apr 12, 1780	Moncks Corner	Berkley County
Mar-May 1780	Siege of Charles Town	Charleston County
May 18, 1780	Lenund's Ferry	Berkeley County
May 1780	Beckham's Old Field	Chester County
May 1780	Mobley's Meetinghouse	Fairfield County
May 29, 1780	Buford's Massacre	Lancaster County
Jul 12, 1780	Williamson's Plantation - Presbyterian Rebellion, Battle of Huck's Defeat	York County
Jul 1780	Brandon's Camp	Union County
Jul 1780	Stallions	York County
Jul 13, 1780	Cedar Spring's	Spartanburg County
Jul 13-14, 1780	Gowen's Old Fort	Spartanburg County
Jul 16, 1780	McDowell's Camp	Spartanburg County
Jul 20, 1780	Flat Rock	Kershaw County
Jul 30, 1780	Thicketty Fort	Spartanburg County
Aug 1, 1780	Hunt's Bluff	Darlington County - Marlboro County line
Aug 1, 1780	Rocky Mount	Lancaster County - now Fairfield County
Aug 1, 1780	Hanging Rock - 1st battle	Lancaster County
Aug 6, 1780	Hanging Rock - 2nd battle	Lancaster County
Aug 8, 1780	Old Iron Work's - 2nd Cedar Springs	Spartanburg County
Aug 15, 1780	Port's Ferry	Williamsburg County
Aug 15, 1780	Wateree	Richland County
Aug 16, 1780	Camden	Kershaw County
Aug 18, 1780	Fishing Creek	Chester County
Aug 18 or 19, 1780	Musgrove's Mills	Laurens County
Aug 20, 1780	Nelson's Ferry	Clarendon County
Aug 27, 1780	King's Tree	Williamsburg County
Sep 14, 1780	Black Mingo	Williamsburg County
Sep 1780	Tarcote	Williamsburg County
Oct 7, 1780	Kings Mountain	York County
Nov 9, 1780	Fishdam	Chester County - Union County line
Nov 20, 1780	Blackstock	Union County
Dec 4, 1780	Rugeley's Mills	Kershaw County
Dec 11, 1780	Long Cane	Abbeville County
Dec 30, 1780	Hammond's Store	Abbeville County
Dec 31, 1780	Williams' Plantation	Newberry County
Jan 16, 1781	Cowpens	Spartanburg County - now Cherokee County
Jan 19, 1781	DePeyster's Capture	Georgetown County
Jan 1781	Sampit Road, White's Bridge	Georgetown County
Jan 24, 1781	Georgetown	Georgetown County
Jan 24, 1781	Wadboo	Berkeley County
Jan 24, 1781	Monck's Corner	Berkeley County
Feb 1781	Singleton's Mill, Halfway Swamp	Clarendon County
Feb 19, 1781	Fort Granby	Lexington County
Feb 23, 1781	Thomson's Plantation	Orangeburg County
Feb 27, 1781	Wright's Bluff	Clarendon County
Mar 2, 1781	Mud Lick	Newbery County
Mar 6, 1781	Lynch's Creek	Kershaw County
Mar 6, 1781	Wyboo Swamp	Clarendon County
Mar 1781	Mount Hope	Williamsburg County
Mar 1781	Black River	Williamsburg County
Mar 1781	Sampit Bridge	Georgetown County
Mar 1781	Snow's Island	Marion County - now Florence County
Mar 1781	Witherspoon's Ferry	Georgetown County
Mar 1781	Dutchman's Creek	Fairfield County
Mar 24, 1781	Beattie's Mill	Abbeville County
Apr 7, 1781	Four Holes	Colleton County
Apr 8, 1781	Barton's Post	Colleton County
Apr 8, 1781	Pocotaligo Road	Colleton County
Apr 9, 1781	Waxhaw's Church	Lancaster County
Apr 13, 1781	Fort Balfour, Pocotaligo	Beaufort County
Apr 15-23, 1781	Fort Watson	Clarendon County
Apr 1781	Mathew's Bluff	Edgefield County
Apr 1781	Wiggins' Hill	Barnwell County
Apr 1781	Horner's Corner	Edgefield County
Apr 1781	Hammond's Mill	Edgefield County
Apr 25, 1781	Hobkirk's Hill	Kershaw County
May 1, 1781	Friday's Ferry	Richland County
May 1781	Bush River	Newberry County
May 10, 1781	Camden, Evaculation	Kershaw County
May 11, 1781	Orangeburgh	Orangeburg County
May 11 or 12, 1781	Fort Motte	Orangeburg County - now Calhoun County
May 15, 1781	Granby	Lexington County
May 15, 1781	Beach Island	Aiken County
May 21, 1781	Fort Galphin	Aiken County
Jun 5, 1781	Georgetown	Georgetown County
Jun 1781	Mydelton's Ambuscade	Lexington County
May 12 - Jun 19, 1781	Ninety Six	Abbeville County - now Greenwood County
Jul 8, 1781	Eggleston's Capture	Lexington County
Jul 8, 1781	Horse Shoe	Colleton County
Jul 15, 1781	Quarter House	Charleston County
16 Jul 1781	Wadboo	Berkeley County
Jul 1781	Quinby Bridge	Berkeley County
Jul 1781	Washington's Raid	Berkeley County
Aug 1, 1781	Cuningham's Raid	Laurens County
Aug 1781	Fork of Edisto	Orangeburg County
Aug 31, 1781	Parker's Ferry	Colleton County
Aug 31, 1781	Charleston Road	Berkeley County
Sep 5, 1781	Steven's Creek	Edgefield County
Sep 6, 1781	Turkey Creek	Edgefield County
Sep 9, 1781	Eutaw	Berkeley County - now Orangeburg County
Oct 25, 1781	Vince's Fort	Barnwell County
Nov 7, 1781	Cloud's Creek	Edgefield County
Nov 1781	Hayes' Station	Laurens County
Nov 1781	Gowen's Fort	Greenville County
Nov 1781	Moore's Surprise	Orangeburg County
Nov 27, 1781	Fair Lawn	Berkeley County
Nov 1781	R Hampton's Surprise	Orangeburg County
Dec 1, 1781	Dorchester	Berkeley County - now Dorchester County
Dec 29, 1781	Dorchester	Berkeley County - now Dorchester County
Jan 3, 1782	Videau's Bridge	Berkeley County
Feb 24, 1782	Savannah River	Beaufort County
Feb 24, 1782	Wambaw	Berkeley County
Feb 25, 1782	Tidyman's Plantation	Berkeley County
Mar 1782	Indian Villages	Oconee County
Mar 13, 1782	Beaufort	Beaufort County
Mar 19, 1782	Galley Captured, Ashley River	Charleston County
Apr 1, 1782	Oconee River	Oconee County
Apr 24, 1782	Dorchester	Berkeley County
May 1782	Dean Swamp	Orangeburg County
May 1782	Lorick's Ferry	Edgefield County
Jun 3, 1782	Bowling Green	Marion County
Aug 25, 1782	Combahee	Colleton County
Aug 29, 1782	Wadboo	Berkeley County
Aug 1782	Capers' Scout	Berkeley County
Sep 2, 1782	Port Royal Ferry	Beaufort County
Nov 14, 1782	Johns Island	Charleston County

South Carolina – Revolutionary War Military Engagements

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