jan 12, 1776 - Naval Engagement at Sullivan's Island

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On January 12, Capt. Smith, commander of The pilot boat Hibernia, was ordered to conduct a reconnaissance of some approaching British ships. the British fleet (frigate HMS Syren, sloop HMS Raven, and HMS Rittenhouse) approached the Charles Town Harbor. Capt. Tobias Furneaux, commander of the Syren, sent a small boat into the harbor to see if the HMS Tamar was still there. Not seeing the ship, the small boat headed back to the fleet when it was attacked by the Hibernia. The British boat chased the Hibernia into Sullivan's Island. There, it was fired upon by the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. The British boat was chased away.

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