Huck's Defeat
Huck's Defeat or the Battle of Williamson's Plantation was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War that occurred in present York County, South Carolina on July 12, 1780, and was one of the first battles of the southern campaign to be won by Patriot militia.
| Huck's Defeat | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Patriot militia | Loyalist militia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William Bratton | Christian Huck † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 militia |
35 dragoons 20 New York Volunteers 60 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 1 wounded | 81 killed, wounded, or captured;24 escaped | ||||||
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