What the records say
- When
- 15 Oct 1781
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.81° N, 79.14° W
- Description
- 1781 battle in the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Raft Swamp
1781 battle in the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Raft Swamp was fought near Red Springs, North Carolina in Robeson County, on October 15, 1781 during the American War of Independence. Raft Swamp was well known for being a refuge for Loyalists during the American Revolution. On October 15, 1781, in the course of Gen. Griffith Rutherford's expedition against Wilmington, the Patriot cavalry vanguard commanded by Maj.
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