mar 3, 1781 - Skirmish at John Land's house in the Rocky Creek Settlement

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The night of March 2nd, Capt. Land and seven of his men stopped at his home in the Rocky Creek Settlement, and a sentinel was placed at the door. Capt. Dainel Muse, a Loyalist in the area, learned that Capt. Land was at home and he gathered about thirty men. Around midnight, Capt. Muse and his men infiltrated the settlement. This group was about one hundred yards from Capt. Land's house when the sentinel fired upon them.
Capt. Land and his men fired through the cracks between the logs of the home, and Loyalist Lt. Lewis Yarborough was mortally wounded. Capt. Muse quickly realized that he no longer had the element of surprise and decided to withdraw.

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