Battle of Stono Ferry
June 20, 1779 battle in the American Revolutionary War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by poorly trained militia forces under American General Benjamin Lincoln.
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Battle of Stono Ferry | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
The Death of Colonel Owen Roberts by Henry Benbridge | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benjamin Lincoln | John Maitland | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,500 militia 6 artillery pieces | 900 infantry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
34 killed 113 wounded 155 missing[1] |
26 killed 93 wounded 1 missing[2] |
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