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nov 9, 1780 - Battle of Fishdam Ford

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British troops were led in a surprise attack by British Major Wemyss against Gen. Thomas Sumter's S. C. militia camp on the Broad River, trying to appease the South Carolina backcountry and end Patriot resistance; Maj. Wemyss was wounded and the British detachment defeated.

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nov 9, 1780
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~ 244 years ago