Battle of Blackstock’s Farm

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The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Blackstocks
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
surface form: Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation
associatedWith Thomas Sumter’s partisan operations
belligerent Great Britain
Patriot militia
campaign British campaign in the Carolinas
combatant British Army
Patriot militia
commander Banastre Tarleton
Thomas Sumter
conflict American Revolutionary War
conflictSide Kingdom of Great Britain
Patriots
surface form: United States (Patriots)
conflictType land battle
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1780-11-20
era 18th century
American Revolutionary era
followedBy Battle of Cowpens
forceType British regulars and Loyalist troops
Patriot militia and riflemen
hasParticipant British Legion dragoons
Loyalist militia
Province of North Carolina militia
surface form: North Carolina militia

South Carolina militia
hasSite Blackstock Plantation site
historicalSignificance Demonstrated effectiveness of Patriot militia against British regulars
Part of the series of actions leading to the Battle of Cowpens
location South Carolina
Union County, South Carolina
notableCommanderSide Banastre Tarleton
surface form: Banastre Tarleton for the British

Thomas Sumter for the Patriots
notableFeature Banastre Tarleton wounded in action
Use of strong defensive position by Patriot militia
opponentOf Banastre Tarleton
surface form: Banastre Tarleton’s British Legion
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battle of Fishdam Ford
presentIn South Carolina Revolutionary War battlefields
region Upstate South Carolina
surface form: Backcountry South Carolina
result Patriot victory
strategicEffect Boosted Patriot morale in the South
Contributed to weakening British control in the Carolina backcountry
tacticalOutcome British attack repulsed
terrain Farm and plantation terrain
timePeriod American Revolutionary War
surface form: American War of Independence
year 1780

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Thomas Sumter notableBattle Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
Tarleton's Legion engagement Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Blackstock's Farm
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm alsoKnownAs Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
this entity surface form: Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation