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Revolutionary Skirmish Near Tearcoat Branch

Revolutionary Skirmish Near Tearcoat Branch is a South Carolina historical marker in Sardinia vicinity, Clarendon County, dedicated 1980.

Clarendon County · dedicated 1980 · Brewington Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 14-50), .9 mile N of I-95, Sardinia vicinity

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On the night of October 25, 1780, Col. Francis Marion with 150 men surprised and completely routed 200 Tories under Col. Samuel Tynes near here. Marion's forces suffered no casualties. With the dispersion of Tynes's troops, Lord Cornwallis became apprehensive of losing British supplies on the Santee River.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Clarendon County Historical Commission

Revolutionary Skirmish Near Tearcoat Branch

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