22 дек 1775 г. - Battle at the Great Cane Brake (Reedy River)

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1,300 men under Major William "Danger" Thomson to pursue the loyalists under command of Capt. Patrick Cunningham into Indian territory. Thomson's men nearly managed to surround the camp before being discovered as they attacked at dawn. Patriock Cunningham escaped on horseback. Despite the Patriot success, an unusual, heavy snowstorm occurred the following day, which caused considerable suffering among the militiamen, who had been called to duty on short notice with inadequate clothing and without tents. Some were permanently injured by exposure and frostbite. Thereafter the episode was known as the "Snow Campaign".

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