Battle of Hanging Rock Marker
1801 Hanging Rock Rd, Kershaw, SC 29067, USA
South Carolina, USA
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BATTLEFIELD
August 6, 1780
Sumter, Thomas
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Battle of Hanging Rock Marker.
Here was fought the Battle of the Hanging Rock August 6, 1780. About 600 Militia of the Carolinas under Colonel Thomas Sumter destroyed the British Camp and killed and wounded over 200 of the British Troops under Major John Carden with a loss of 40 killed and a few wounded.
About Battle of Hanging Rock Marker
At Hanging Rock on August 6, 1780, Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter attacked a British outpost. The Americans inflicted heavy losses and captured supplies but withdrew amid disorder. The action strengthened backcountry resistance shortly before the disastrous Battle of Camden.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Battle of Hanging Rock Marker
At Hanging Rock on August 6, 1780, Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter attacked a British outpost. The Americans inflicted heavy losses and captured supplies but withdrew amid disorder.
The action strengthened backcountry resistance shortly before the disastrous Battle of Camden.
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