Battle of Lenud's Ferry 1780
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 6 May 1780 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1780 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | United States | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | American Revolutionary War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Great Britain, United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 33.3047, -79.6751 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Lenud's Ferry ( also spelt Lanneau's) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that was fought on May 6, 1780, in present-day Berkeley County, South Carolina.
All of the British soldiers who took part in the Battle of Lenud's Ferry were in fact Loyalists who had been born and raised in the colony of South Carolina, with the sole exception being their commanding officer Banastre Tarleton. The unit was known as the Loyalist British Legion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The Loyalist British Legion scattered a company of Patriot militia at Lenud's Ferry, a crossing point on the Santee River, north of which lies present-day Georgetown County.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Lenud's Ferry (revision 1370447468), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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