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Hanging Rock | Aug 6, 1780

Kershaw, SC
Hanging Rock | Aug 6, 1780
Hanging Rock | Aug 6, 1780 American Battlefield Trust

Colonel Thomas Sumter and Major William Richardson Davie attack and defeat a larger British force. Sumter technically withdraws first at the end of the battle, but not after inflicting lopsided and severe casualties to the British force. Hanging Rock was enormously helpful in the Patriots' efforts in loosening the British stranglehold on the Southern Theater.

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Result: American Victory
Estimated Casualties
253
American
53
British
200
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