Battle of Blackstocks

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The Battle of Blackstocks was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter clashed with British forces led by Banastre Tarleton.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Blackstock Plantation ⓘ
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm ⓘ
armedForceType militia and light troops ⓘ
belligerent British Army ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
campaignObjective harassment of British outposts in South Carolina ⓘ
casualties higher British and Loyalist casualties than Patriot casualties ⓘ
chronology occurred after the fall of Charleston in 1780 ⓘ
occurred before the Battle of Cowpens in 1781 ⓘ
combatantStrength British Legion and attached regulars under Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Patriot militia force under Thomas Sumter ⓘ
commander Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
Patrick Ferguson ⓘ
Thomas Sumter ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1780-11-20 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
hasCommanderRole Banastre Tarleton was British commander ⓘ
linked to: Banastre Tarleton

Thomas Sumter was Patriot militia commander ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Sumter
hasSite Blackstock Battlefield Historic Site ⓘ
historicalRegion Backcountry South Carolina ⓘ
involvedUnit 71st Regiment of Foot ⓘ
British Legion ⓘ
local South Carolina militia ⓘ
location South Carolina ⓘ
Union County, South Carolina ⓘ
modernCommemoration historical markers in South Carolina ⓘ
notableFor check on Banastre Tarleton’s reputation for invincibility ⓘ
use of defensive position by Patriot militia ⓘ
wounding of Thomas Sumter ⓘ
opponentOf Banastre Tarleton ⓘ
British Legion ⓘ
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOfCampaign British campaign in the Carolinas ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Fishdam Ford ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance contributed to erosion of British control in the Southern theater ⓘ
helped sustain Patriot resistance in the South Carolina backcountry ⓘ
theater American Revolutionary War in the Southern Colonies ⓘ
tookPlaceAt Blackstock’s Farm ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Tyger River ⓘ
year 1780 ⓘ

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Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Blackstocks ⓘ