Battle of Van Creek

Quand

11 févr. 1779

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

34.14° N, 82.71° W

Description

1779 battle

1779 American Revolutionary War battle

The Battle of Van Creek was a small engagement on February 11, 1779, near Elberton, Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. About 100 Patriot militia men sought to stop a Loyalist force of about 600 men from crossing the Savannah River to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured Augusta, Georgia. The Loyalist force was able to flank and defeat the Patriot militia and cross the river.

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