Skirmish at Bull's Plantation (Port Royal Island) (1 Feb 1779 Jahr – 2 Feb 1779 Jahr)

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On February 1, Maj. Valentine Gardiner was tasked with occupying Port Royal Island first landing at Hilton Head Island. The British ships that had been accompanying the landing force continued up the Broad River and anchored opposite the plantation of Brig. Gen. Bull on Port Royal Island. Capt. Patrick Murray was ordered to go ashore and burn the plantations of the owners who had fled. The first plantation he burned belonged to Capt. Thomas Heyward, Jr. In the evening, a group of militiamen began sniping at the British. This continued throughout the night.
On February 2, the armed brig HMS Lord George Germaine bombarded the house, chasing the militia out into the open. A British landing force chased them into the nearby woods and kept them away from the area.

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