Col. Watson was considered by the British one of their best partisans; yet we have seen how he was foiled. Had his regiment attempted, as was no doubt intended, to ford the river at the lower bridge, they would have found the passage narrow, and the river at that time deep; or had he undertaken…
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Francis Marion, Chapter III, Campaign of 1781, part 1
Posted on Author William Dobein JamesPosted in 1781-01-17 Cowpens, 1781-01-23 Georgetown, 1781-02-20 to 05-15 Siege of Fort Granby, 1781-04-15 to 04-16 Siege of Fort Watson, 1781-05-08 to 05-12 Fort Motte, 1781-05-09 Orangeburgh, 1781-05-22 to 06-19 Siege of Ninety-Six, 1781-08-31 Parker's Ferry, African Americans, Banastre Tarleton, Brigadier General Francis Marion, Francis Marion, Heroes, Native Americans, Revolutionary America
The year 1781 commenced under auspices more propitious than those of the last year. The British had exercised so much oppression and rapacity over all those who would not join them, and so much insolence over those who did, and were in the least suspected, that the people of South Carolina found there was no…
Zedwitz’s Letter
Posted on Author Frank MoorePosted in Pennsylvania Journal, Revolutionary America, VillainsLeave a Reply
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 31. –A few days ago, a most infamous letter from Colonel Zedwitz to Tryon, the late governor of New York, was intercepted and fell into our hands.1 After presenting his compliments in a formal manner to Lord Howe,…