Battle of Fishing Creek
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| Battle of Fishing Creek | |||||||
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| Part of American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| United States | Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Thomas Sumter | Banastre Tarleton | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 700 milita | 160 regulars | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| over 150 killed 300 captured |
16 killed and wounded | ||||||
| Southern theater (1775–83) |
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| Gunpowder Incident – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Waxhaw - Charleston – Camden – Kings Mountain – Cowpens – Guilford Court House – Hobkirk's Hill – Eutaw Springs – Yorktown |
The Battle of Fishing Creek, also called War on Sugar Creek, was fought on August 18, 1780, between American and British forces. It was fought at Fishing Creek, South Carolina. The British were led by Banastre Tarleton, while the Americans were led by Thomas Sumter. The British force was victorious.
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