Battle of the Combahee River
1782 battle of the American Revolutionary War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of the Combahee River took place during the American Revolutionary War on August 27, 1782, near Beaufort, South Carolina, one of many such confrontations after the Siege of Yorktown to occur before the British evacuated Charleston in December 1782. Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens, a 27-year-old Southern abolitionist, previously a diplomat and an aide-de-camp to George Washington, who was lauded as "one of the bravest and most gallant of the American officers," was killed during the confrontation.[2]
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Battle of the Combahee River | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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United States | Great Britain | ||||||
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Mordecai Gist John Laurens † | William Brereton | ||||||
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200 regulars | 150 regulars | ||||||
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2 killed 19 wounded[1] | Unknown |
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