Battle of Van Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Van Creek |
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Loyalist militia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Baskins John Miller |
John Boyd | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100 Militia | 600 Militia | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 15 wounded 17 captured |
perhaps 100 lost; mostly deserted |
The Battle of Van Creek was a small engagement on February 11, 1779, near Elberton, Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. About 100 Patriot militia men sought to stop a Loyalist force of about 600 men from crossing the Savannah River to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured Augusta, Georgia. The Loyalist force was able to flank and defeat the Patriot militia and cross the river. However, the Loyalists lost about 100 men, almost all through desertions, and suffered its own defeat and further losses a few days later at the Battle of Kettle Creek.
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