Battle of Sumter’s Defeat

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The Battle of Sumter’s Defeat, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek, was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces routed Patriot militia under General Thomas Sumter.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Catawba Ford
Battle of Fishing Creek
belligerent Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
Patriot militia
United States (Patriot forces)
campaign British 1780 campaign in the Carolinas
combatant British Army
Patriot militia of South Carolina
commander Banastre Tarleton
Thomas Sumter
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States (present-day)
date August 18, 1780
follows British victory at Camden
geographicalContext near the Catawba River
hasCasualties high Patriot casualties
low British casualties
historicalPeriod American Revolution
location South Carolina
near Fishing Creek
militaryBranchInvolved British Legion (Tarleton’s Legion)
linked to: Tarleton's Legion
namedAfter General Thomas Sumter
linked to: Thomas Sumter
notableCommanderRole Banastre Tarleton led British forces in surprise attack
linked to: Banastre Tarleton

Thomas Sumter commanded Patriot militia
linked to: Thomas Sumter
outcome Patriot defeat
partOf American Revolutionary War
precededBy Battle of Camden
region Backcountry South Carolina
result British victory
rout of Patriot militia
sideDefeated Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter
sideVictorious British forces under Banastre Tarleton
significance demoralized Patriot forces in South Carolina after Camden
theater Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
typeOfAction surprise attack
year 1780

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Battle of Fishing Creek alsoKnownAs Battle of Sumter’s Defeat