apr 11, 1781 - Skirmish at Fort Balfour

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Fort Balfour overlooked the Pocotaligo River Bridge, halfway between Charles Town and Savannah. After regrouping from their recent defeat at Pocataligo Road the small detachment of Brigadier General Francis Marion’s Patriots under the command of Col. William Harden laid siege to the fort. The Patriots captured all of the fort's officers who had been found at VanBibber's Tavern nearby. These included Capt. Edward Fenwick and Col. Nicholas Lechmere. Next they demanded the fort to surrender for if they did not they told the Loyalists that they would spare no one once they stormed the walls. The Loyalists gave up without firing a shot.

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