What the records say
- When
- 21 Jul 1780
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.15° N, 80.08° W
- Description
- 1780 military engagement of the American Revolution
Battle of Colson's Mill
1780 military engagement of the American Revolution
The Battle of Colson's Mill was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place in North Carolina on July 21, 1780. A Patriot militia under William Lee Davidson scattered a gathering of Loyalists at Colson's Mill, near the junction of the Rocky and Pee Dee Rivers in present-day Stanly County, North Carolina.
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