What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1779
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.76° N, 80.13° W
- Description
- 1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Stono Ferry
1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by militia forces under American General Benjamin Lincoln.
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