Battle of Fishdam Ford (original) (raw)

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The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morning of November 9, 1780, late in the American Revolutionary War. Wemyss was wounded and captured in the attack, which failed because of heightened security in Sumter's camp and because Wemyss did not wait until dawn to begin the attack. (en)

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unknown

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1780-11-09 (xsd:date)

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dbr:American_Revolutionary_War

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dbo:result

Patriot victory

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210 regulars
40 militia dragoons
525 militia

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https://books.google.com/books%3Fid=IEoOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA821&lpg=PA821&dq=%22Mobley+Settlement%22&source=bl&ots=ctcKlXR9T9&sig=PxOgxm8JNtjaUdAI3e9Q_yaZW-s&hl=en&ei=-Ik7Ssa_C47Dtwftlp0U&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3

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20 (xsd:integer)
unknown (en)

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James Wemyss (en)
Thomas Sumter (en)

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Battle of Fishdam Ford (en)

dbp:date

1780-11-09 (xsd:date)

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the American Revolutionary War (en)

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dbr:Chester_County,_South_Carolina
near present-day Carlisle, South Carolina (en)

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Patriot victory (en)

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40 (xsd:integer)
210 (xsd:integer)
525 (xsd:integer)

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The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morning of November 9, 1780, late in the American Revolutionary War. Wemyss was wounded and captured in the attack, which failed because of heightened security in Sumter's camp and because Wemyss did not wait until dawn to begin the attack. (en)

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