Battle of Rocky Mount | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Patriot militia | Loyalist militia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Thomas Sumter | George Turnbull | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 militia | 600 militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed and wounded | 20 killed and wounded |
The Battle of Rocky Mount took place on August 1, 1780 as part of the American Revolutionary War. 600 Loyalists commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Turnbull occupying an outpost in northern South Carolina withstood an attack by 300 American Patriots led by Colonel Thomas Sumter.