dec 19, 1781 - Skirmish at McQueen's Plantation (Queensbrough)

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Brigadier General Francis Marion and his Patriots patrolled the area north and east of Charles Town from his base on the Cooper River. Lt. Col. Henry Lee (VA) established a camp at McQueen’s Plantation, south of the Ashley River to cover the area between Charles Town and the Edisto River. McQueen’s Plantation, mentioned as Queensborough in Lt. Col. Lee’s memoirs, was the home of John McQueen. Lt. Col. Lee could observe the British forces in Charles Town and on John’s Island from this location.
In late December, Capt. James Armstrong of Lee’s Legion defeated an enemy cavalry force led by Capt. Ludwig Kienen of the South Carolina Royalists. Capt. Armstrong took Capt. Kienen and seven others prisoner.

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