Battle of Island Flats

Battle of Island Flats; also: Battle of Eaton's Station; Battle at Long Island of the Holston
	Part of Cherokee–American wars
Date	July 20, 1776
Location	Long Island of the Holston36°32′N 82°33′W
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Cherokee tribes
Commanders and leaders
William Cocke; James Thompson; John Campbell; James Shelby; William Buchanan; Thomas Madison;	Dragging Canoe; The Raven; Old Abraham;
Strength
about 160	about 190
Casualties and losses
4 killed	13 killed

The Battle of Island Flats (also Battle at Long Island of the Holston, Battle of Eaton's Station) was the opening battle of the American War of Independence in the west. The battle was fought in July 1776, and pitted the American regional Patriot militia against the British allied Cherokee forces in the Overmountain region of the American frontier.

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