Saturday, July 18, 2009

Sumter Project

The British overran the state of South Carolina in May, 1780, and attempted to restore it as a British colony. Important actions were fought during this time in the South Carolina Backcountry that helped keep this from happening. For this project, emphasis is placed on battles involving the brigade of American militia commanded by Thomas Sumter in July and August of 1780.

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Background Information (Wikipedia Links)

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Recommended Reading

John Buchanan. (1997). The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas.

Michael C. Scoggins. (2005). The Day It Rained Militia: Huck's Defeat and the Revolution in the South Carolina Backcountry, May-July 1780.

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Blog Posts

May-June, 1780:

Occupied South Carolina

A Resistance Forms

Seeds of Defeat

The Battle of Hill's Ironworks (1) (2) (3)

Sumter's Brigade Forms

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July, 1780:

The Battle of Williamson's Plantation (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

The Battle of Rocky Mount (1) (2) (3) (4)

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August, 1780:

The Battle of Hanging Rock (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

The Battle of Fishing Creek (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Sumter’s Brigade Reforms

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Some American Military Units Involved:

Some British Military Units Involved:

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