12 agos 1776 año - The Ring Fight (First Battle of Tamassee)

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Col Andrew Pickens, while leading 25 men in a scouting party, was ambushed by a large force of Cherokees who were beaten off after a fierce hand-to-hand action. "The Ring Fight" was known for the circular defense Major Pickens designed to hold off Cherokee attackers, until his brother Joseph arrived with Patriot reinforcements. The Cherokees fled when Major Pickens's brother, Joseph, came with a rescue party.

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