29 Aug 1782 Jahr - Skirmish at Fair Lawn (Wadboo Swamp, Avenue of Cedars)

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On August 29th, at the settlement of Fair Lawn, Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and his small force had set up an ambush for the approaching British Maj. Thomas Fraser was in command of the 200-man British dragoon force. Fair lawn was located on the Cooper River near Charleston. Fraser was sent from Charleston on a foraging mission and thought Marion was still in Georgetown. Marion sent Capt. Gavin Witherspoon and a reconnaissance party out to find Fraser and lead the British into an ambush. They did just that. Once Fraser entered the ambush site, Marion ordered his men to open fire. Very quickly, the Americans killed 20 of Fraser's dragoons. The British fought back and captured one of Marion's ammunition wagons. They turned the tide of battle and by losing the ammunition wagon, Marion was forced to withdraw to the Santee River because of a lack of gunpowder.

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