Battle of Musgrove Mill

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Battle of Musgrove Mill
Part of the American Revolutionary War
View towards the ridge line where Patriot militia defeated attacking Loyalist regulars and militia.
Date August 18, 1780 Location Laurens County, near Cross Anchor, South Carolina 34°35′36.76″N 81°51′8.92″W / 34.5935444°N 81.8524778°W / 34.5935444; -81.8524778 Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
Loyalist militia	Patriot militia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Innes Abraham de Peyster Daniel Clary	Isaac Shelby James Williams Elijah Clarke
Strength
500	200
Casualties and losses
63 killed unknown number wounded 70 captured	4 killed 12 wounded

The Battle of Musgrove Mill, August 19, 1780, occurred near a ford of the Enoree River, near the present-day border between Spartanburg, Laurens and Union Counties in South Carolina.^[1] During the course of the battle, 200 Patriot militiamen defeated a combined force of approximately 300 Loyalist militiamen and 200 provincial regulars.