REVOLUTIONARY SKIRMISH NEAR TEARCOAT BRANCH MEMORIAL MARKER
COL. FRANCIS MARION WITH 150 MEN SURPRISED AND COMPLETELY ROUTED 200 TORRIES UNDER COL. SAMUEL TYNES NEAR HERE. MARION'S FORCES SUFFERED NO CASUALTIES. WITH THE DISPERSION OF TYNE'S TROOPS, LORD CORNWALLIS BECAME APPREHENSIVE OF LOSING BRITISH SUPPLIES ON THE SANTEE RIVER.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
1980
Photograph By:
MIKE STROUD
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