18 juin 1781 - Skirmish at Juniper Springs

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Col. Charles Myddleton was in command of a party of mounted Patriots that had been making hit and run attacks of the British relief column that was on its way to the besieged British garrison of Ninety Six. Col. Myddleton and his men were in the process of making another such attack when they road into an ambush of British cavalry. The Patriots were routed suffering casualties of more than fifty percent of their force.

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