Battle

Battle of Black Mingo

14 Sep 1780 · 33.62° N, 79.43° W

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14 Sep 1780
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Battle
Coordinates
33.62° N, 79.43° W
Description
1780 battle

Battle of Black Mingo

1780 American Revolutionary War battle

The Battle of Black Mingo was a skirmish during the American Revolution. It took place in September 29, 1780 in the vicinity of Dollard's Tavern at Willtown near Rhems, South Carolina. General Francis Marion leading Revolutionary forces attacked and scattered a contingent of Loyalist troops that had been left to secure the region by British Colonel Banastre Tarleton after his destructive march through the area.

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