What the records say
- When
- 17 May 1777
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 30.51° N, 81.79° W
- Description
- 1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Thomas Creek
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Thomas Creek, also known as the Thomas Creek Massacre, was an ambush of a small detachment of mounted Georgia Militia by a mixed force of British soldiers, Loyalist militia, and British-allied Indians on May 17, 1777 near the mouth of Thomas Creek in northern East Florida.
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