26 avr. 1781 - Lt Col Washington's Ambush of Maj Coffin

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Since Col. Francis, Lord Rawdon withdrew back into Camden with most of his army, Lt. Col. William Washington (VA) was sent to scout the area. He found and lured Major John Coffin and a force of mounted infantry and dragoons into an ambush, in which Major Coffin lost twenty men. Major Coffin was then compelled to retire back into Camden. Lt Col Washington was now the winner of the battle but the hill held no strategic value at that point. Lord Rawdon, meanwhile, was making plans to abandon the outpost town.

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