What the records say
- When
- 6 Aug 1780
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.57° N, 80.66° W
- Description
- 1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Hanging Rock
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Hanging Rock took place on August 6, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot and Loyalist troops. It was part of a campaign by militia General Thomas Sumter to harass or destroy British and Loyalist outposts in the South Carolina back-country that had been established after the fall of Charleston in May 1780.
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