| Battle of Black Mingo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Patriot militia |
 Loyalist militia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Francis Marion |
John Coming Ball | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 50+ | 50+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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]
- ^ a b Inbody, Anna. "Black Mingo Creek: Fighting Among Neighbors". The Historical Marker Database. HMdb.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ Crawford, 2024 p. 116: See here for exact date provided for the battle.
- ^ 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…”
- ^ James, William Dobein (1821). A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion. South Carolina. p. Ch 2 Para 17.
- ^ Crawford, 2024 p. 116: The creek “named for the Chickasaw name for “chief.”
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