Battle of Wambaw | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
McDonald | Thompson | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 killed 4 captured | Unknown |
The Battle of Wambaw was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought on February 24, 1782 near Charleston, South Carolina. The British engaged and defeated an American force of dragoons and infantry near Charleston. The British claimed to kill 40 and capture 4 Americans, while the Americans claimed not to know their losses apart from 35 horses.[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ McCrady, Edward, The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Macmillan & Co., ltd., 1902 pp. 601-604
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