Battle of Hanging Rock

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The Battle of Hanging Rock was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia forces, including those led by Thomas Sumter, attacked a British outpost as part of the southern campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Action at Hanging Rock
associatedWith Patriot partisan warfare in South Carolina
Thomas Sumter
belligerent Great Britain
Loyalist militia
Patriot militia
Continental Army
surface form: United States (Patriot forces)
campaign Carolina campaign of 1780
surface form: British southern campaign
cause British occupation of South Carolina
Patriot efforts to weaken British outposts in the backcountry
combatantStrength British and Loyalist garrison at Hanging Rock outpost
Patriot militia force under Thomas Sumter
commander Robert Irwin
Thomas Sumter
William R. Davie
conflict American Revolutionary War
conflictType land battle
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1780-08-06
era 18th century
followedBy Battle of Camden
hasSiteType battlefield
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
involvedUnit British Legion
surface form: British Legion elements

Loyalist provincial regiments
Province of North Carolina militia
surface form: North Carolina militia

South Carolina militia
location Hanging Rock, South Carolina
Lancaster County, South Carolina
militaryBranch militia
notableFor Patriot militia attack on British outpost
part of guerrilla-style resistance in the southern colonies
objective attack British outpost at Hanging Rock
disrupt British control in South Carolina backcountry
opposingCommander Lieutenant Colonel George Turnbull
Major John Carden
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
surface form: Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War

Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battle of Rocky Mount
presentDayLocation South Carolina
surface form: South Carolina, United States
region Southern United States
surface form: American South
result British outpost damaged
Patriot tactical success
theater Southern colonies
year 1780

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Thomas Sumter notableBattle Battle of Hanging Rock