nov 18, 1780 - Skirmish at Brierley's Ferry (Shirar's, Shirer's Ferry)

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Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, with his British Legion Cavalry and mounted British Legion Infantry, and two 3-pounders, were present at Brierley’s Ferry on the Broad River. The opposite side of the ferry, however, was occupied by a 150 of Brigadier General Sumter’s riflemen who had been sent to scout the 71st Regiment’s camp. Lt. Col. Tarleton drove these men from their position with his cannon and infantry. Later in the evening, he crossed with his dragoons and the mounted Legion and 63rd Regiment of Foot at a ford a few miles downriver and by 10 p.m. had camped several miles into the Dutch Fork. A British deserter warned General Sumter who moved to Blackstocks Farm on the Tyger River to set up a defensive position. The Battle of Blackstocks Farm occurred two days later.

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