Battle of Tearcoat Swamp

Battle of Tearcoat Swamp
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date25 October 1780
Location
South Carolina, near Clarendon County
33°48′11″N 80°07′30″W / 33.803°N 80.125°W / 33.803; -80.125
Result American Victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain United States Patriot militia
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Tynes Francis Marion
Strength
200 150
Casualties and losses
6 killed,
14 wounded,
23 captured		 2 horses killed

The Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was a battle during the American Revolutionary War between Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion's Patriot militia, and a Loyalist Militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Tynes. The battle took place on 25 October 1780 in present-day Clarendon County, South Carolina.