Battle of Blackstock’s Farm

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The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Blackstocks ⓘ
Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation ⓘ
associatedWith Thomas Sumter’s partisan operations ⓘ
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
campaign British campaign in the Carolinas ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
commander Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Thomas Sumter ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
conflictSide Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States (Patriots) ⓘ
linked to: Patriots
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1780-11-20 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
American Revolutionary era ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
forceType British regulars and Loyalist troops ⓘ
Patriot militia and riflemen ⓘ
hasParticipant British Legion dragoons ⓘ
Loyalist militia ⓘ
North Carolina militia ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ
hasSite Blackstock Plantation site ⓘ
historicalSignificance Demonstrated effectiveness of Patriot militia against British regulars ⓘ
Part of the series of actions leading to the Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
location South Carolina ⓘ
Union County, South Carolina ⓘ
notableCommanderSide Banastre Tarleton for the British ⓘ
linked to: Banastre Tarleton

Thomas Sumter for the Patriots ⓘ
notableFeature Banastre Tarleton wounded in action ⓘ
Use of strong defensive position by Patriot militia ⓘ
opponentOf Banastre Tarleton’s British Legion ⓘ
linked to: Banastre Tarleton
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fishdam Ford ⓘ
presentIn South Carolina Revolutionary War battlefields ⓘ
region Backcountry South Carolina ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
strategicEffect Boosted Patriot morale in the South ⓘ
Contributed to weakening British control in the Carolina backcountry ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British attack repulsed ⓘ
terrain Farm and plantation terrain ⓘ
timePeriod American War of Independence ⓘ
year 1780 ⓘ

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Thomas Sumter → notableBattle → Battle of Blackstock’s Farm ⓘ
Tarleton's Legion → engagement → Battle of Blackstock's Farm ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
Blackstock Plantation site → hasEvent → Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
Battle of Blackstocks → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Blackstock’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Fishdam Ford → followedBy → Battle of Blackstock’s Farm ⓘ