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Battle of Fishdam Ford

1780 in South CarolinaBattles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1780–1783Battles involving Great BritainBattles involving the United StatesBattles of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina
Chester County, South CarolinaConflicts in 1780

The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss 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.

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Battle of Fishdam Ford
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