Battle of Monck's Corner

Battle of Monck's Corner
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date April 14, 1780 Location Moncks Corner, South Carolina 33°11′48″N 80°0′24″W / 33.19667°N 80.00667°W / 33.19667; -80.00667 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain Loyalists	United States
Commanders and leaders
Banastre Tarleton James Webster Patrick Ferguson	Isaac Huger William Washington
Strength
1400 soldiers	500 militia
Casualties and losses
3 wounded	20 killed or wounded, 67 captured

The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought on April 14, 1780, outside the city of Charleston, South Carolina, which was under siege by British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton in the American Revolutionary War. The Loyalist British Legion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, surprised an American force stationed at Monck's Corner, and drove them away. The action cut off an avenue of escape for Benjamin Lincoln's besieged army. Aside from the British Legion, and the 33rd Foot and 64th Foot led by Lt. Col. James Webster, the force included Loyalists, the American Volunteers, led by Maj. Patrick Ferguson.^[1][2]