Battle of Videau's Bridge

Battle of Videau's Bridge
Part of the American Revolutionary War
DateJanuary 3, 1782
Location
Charles Town District, currently Berkeley County, South Carolina
Result British victory
Belligerents
United States  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
United States Colonel Richard Richardson Kingdom of Great Britain Majors William Brereton, John Coffin
Strength
400 360
Casualties and losses
22 killed
6 wounded
4 killed
14 wounded
1 captured

The Battle of Videau's Bridge (also known as Smith's plantation) was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought on January 3, 1782 in Charles Town District, currently Berkeley County, South Carolina. The British routed an American force opposing a foraging expedition they sent from Charleston. The British claimed to kill 57 and capture 20 Americans.[1][2]

  1. ^ McCrady, Edward, The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Macmillan & Co., ltd., 1902 pp. 589-593
  2. ^ Lewis, J.D. "THe American Revolution in South Carolina, Videaus Bridge". Retrieved March 28, 2019.