Battle of Fishdam Ford

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Battle of Fishdam Ford
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date November 9, 1780 Location Chester County, near present-day Carlisle, South Carolina 34°35′42.23″N 81°25′10.69″W / 34.5950639°N 81.4196361°W / 34.5950639; -81.4196361 Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Sumter	James Wemyss
Strength
525 militia	210 regulars 40 militia dragoons
Casualties and losses
unknown	20 killed or wounded

The Battle of Fishdam Ford was an attempted surprise attack by British forces under the command of Major James Wemyss against an encampment of Patriot militia under the command of local Brigadier General Thomas Sumter around 1 am on the morning of November 9, 1780, late in the American Revolutionary War. Wemyss was wounded and captured in the attack, which failed because of heightened security in Sumter's camp and because Wemyss did not wait until dawn to begin the attack.