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|conflict =Battle of Colson's Mill
|partof =the [[American Revolutionary War]]
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|date =July 21, 1780
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The '''Battle of Colson's Mill''' was a battle of the [[American Revolutionary War]] that took place in [[North Carolina]] on July 21, 1780. A [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] militia under [[William Lee Davidson]] scattered a gathering of [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]]s at Colson's Mill, near the junction of the [[Rocky River (North Carolina)|Rocky]] and [[Pee Dee River]]s in present-day
== Background ==
Following the British [[Battle of Ramsour's Mill|defeat at Ramsour's Mill]], where he arrived with over 1,200 men after the battle on June 20, 1780, General [[Griffith Rutherford]] set about chasing down refugees from the battle that were trying to regroup with British troops elsewhere. While he met with some success, expiring enlistments and furloughs rapidly reduced his army's size to about 200. On June 22, he learned that a group of several hundred [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]]s had been recruited by Colonel [[Samuel Bryan (loyalist)|Samuel Bryan]] about {{convert|75|mi|km}} to the northeast, near the
Bryan anticipated Rutherford's approach, and began to withdraw down the east side of the Yadkin River with the goal of joining with British regulars on the [[Pee Dee River]]. Rutherford gave chase, but his attempts to cut Bryan's retreat off failed. At [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]] he detached Colonel [[William Lee Davidson]] and a picked force to ride down the west side of the Yadkin in case Bryan tried to cross over. However, this design was frustrated when Bryan, marching day and night, reached the British force.
[[Category:1780 in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Stanly County, North Carolina]]
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