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BG Francis Marion, 2nd Brigade commander. BG Richard Richardson, 2nd Brigade commander. BG Thomas Sumter, 1st and 6th Brigade commander. Col William Moultrie, Charles Town District Regiment commander. Col Andrew Pickens, Ninety-Six Regiment commander. The South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution were established on January 17 ...
Lt. Col./Col. William Thomson. The 3rd South Carolina Regiment was an infantry regiment of the South Carolina Line during the American Revolutionary War. Raised in the western part of South Carolina, the regiment fought in the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston, surrendering to British forces in the latter.
Peter Horry. Peter Horry (March 12, 1743/1744 – 28 February, 1815) was an American planter who served as an officer in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. He served under the command of Francis Marion, waging a guerilla war against the British and Loyalist forces. Peter Horry was elected to public office, served in the ...
The History of South-Carolina: From Its First Settlement in 1670 to the Year 1808. Charleston: David Longworth, 1809. Swager, Christine R. The Valiant Died: The Battle of Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781 (Heritage Books, 2006). Swisher, James. The Revolutionary War in the Southern Back Country (Pelican Publishing Company, 2007).
1775-1783. Rank. Brevet General. Commands held. 3rd South Carolina Regiment, Orangeburgh District Regiment of South Carolina Militia. William Thomson (1727–1796) was a South Carolina patriot in the American Revolution. He was Colonel of the Orangeburgh District Regiment of Militia and commander of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment of Rangers. [1]
Robert Anderson (Revolutionary War) Robert Anderson (November 15, 1741 – January 9, 1813) was a politician, militia officer, and surveyor from South Carolina. He was a lifelong friend of General Andrew Pickens. Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson County, South Carolina, and the ghost town of Andersonville are named for him.
The southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Tactics consisted of both strategic battles and guerrilla warfare .
The Liberty flag was designed, by commission, in 1775 by Colonel William Moultrie, to prepare for war with Great Britain. It was flown by his troops in the successful defense of Sullivan's Island against the British fleet in June 1776. Fighting back during a ten-hour bombardment and siege, Moultrie's forces (primarily the 2nd South Carolina ...