Snow Campaign

Snow Campaign
Part of the Southern Theatre of the American Revolutionary War

General Richard Richardson
DateNovember–December 1775
Location
Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
South Carolina
United States North Carolina
Georgia Patriots
Kingdom of Great Britain South Carolina Loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Andrew Williamson
Richard Richardson
William Thomson
Patrick Cuningham
Thomas Fletchall
Strength
5,000 men (peak size) 400 men (peak size)
Casualties and losses
unknown 6 killed, 130 captured

The Snow Campaign was one of the first major military operations of the American Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. An army of up to 3,000 Patriot militia under Colonel Richard Richardson marched against Loyalist recruiting centers in South Carolina, flushing them out and frustrating attempts by the Loyalists to organize. The Patriot expedition became known as the Snow Campaign due to heavy snowfall in the later stages of the campaign.