Battle of Black Mingo

Battle of Black Mingo
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateSeptember 28, 1780
Location33°37′N 79°26′W / 33.617°N 79.433°W / 33.617; -79.433
Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
United States Patriot militia Kingdom of Great Britain Loyalist militia
Commanders and leaders
United States Francis Marion Kingdom of Great Britain John Coming Ball
Strength
50+ 50+
Casualties and losses
2 killed
8 wounded
3 killed
13 wounded

The Battle of Black Mingo was a skirmish during the American Revolution. It took place in September 29, 1780[nb 1] in the vicinity of Dollard's Tavern (also known as Red House) at Willtown near Rhems, South Carolina.[3] General Francis Marion leading Revolutionary forces attacked and scattered a contingent of Loyalist troops that had been left to secure the region by British Colonel Banastre Tarleton after his destructive march through the area.[4]

The Loyalists, under Colonel John Coming Ball, were driven into Black Mingo swamp after suffering significant casualties.[1][2][5]

“Mingo” is a Chickasaw word for “chief.”[6]

  1. ^ a b Inbody, Anna. "Black Mingo Creek: Fighting Among Neighbors". The Historical Marker Database. HMdb.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b J. W. Nelson Chandler, "Willtown, Black Mingo: The Rise and Fall of an Early Village in the South Carolina Lowcountry" in The South Carolina Historical Magazine Vol. 105, No. 2 (April 2004) pp. 107-134
  3. ^ Crawford, 2024 p. 116: See here for exact date provided for the battle.
  4. ^ Crawford, 2024 p. 115: “During the first week of September [1780]...a force of between [200 and 250] loyalists had been sent with explicit instructions to destroy Marion and his troops…”
  5. ^ James, William Dobein (1821). A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion. South Carolina. p. Ch 2 Para 17.
  6. ^ Crawford, 2024 p. 116: The creek “named for the Chickasaw name for “chief.”


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