Battle of Hanging Rock

The Battle of Hanging Rock (August 6, 1780) took place during the American Revolutionary War between the American Patriots and the British. It was part of a campaign by militia General Thomas Sumter to harass or destroy British outposts in the South Carolina back-country that had been established after the fall of Charleston in May 1780.

This article is about the 1780 Revolutionary War battle in South Carolina. For the 1864 American Civil War battle in Virginia known as the Battle of Hanging Rock, see Hanging Rock, Virginia.
Battle of Hanging Rock
Part of American Revolutionary War
DateAugust 6, 1780
Location
Lancaster County, near present-day Heath Springs, South Carolina
34°33′56.4″N 80°39′42.45″W
Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
Loyalist militia Patriot militia
Commanders and leaders
John Carden Thomas Sumter
Strength
1,400 provincial troops and militia 800 militia
Casualties and losses
200 killed and wounded 12 killed
41 wounded

Future President Andrew Jackson (aged 13) and his brother Robert partook in the battle.

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