nov 12, 1781 - Skirmish at Orangeburgh

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Brigadier General Thomas Sumter resumed his command in early November at the request of Major General Nathanael Greene, and he moved towards Orangeburgh to continue operations in that area. A small force of Brigadier General Sumter’s Patriots encountered a larger force of Loyalists. A small skirmish broke out resulting in the rout of Brigadier General Sumter’s new command. Patriot Capt Mike Watson of the Mine Creek skirmish was killed in this skirmish.

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