Battle of Wambaw

Battle of Wambaw
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date	February 24, 1782
Location	Berkeley County, South Carolina
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
McDonald	Thompson
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
40 killed; 4 captured	Unknown

The Battle of Wambaw was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought on February 24, 1782 near Charleston, South Carolina. The British engaged and defeated an American force of dragoons and infantry near Charleston. The British claimed to kill 40 and capture 4 Americans, while the Americans claimed not to know their losses apart from 35 horses.[1]

Notes

McCrady, Edward, The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Macmillan & Co., ltd., 1902 pp. 601-604

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[1] McCrady, Edward, The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Macmillan & Co., ltd., 1902 pp. 601-604