Battle of Fishing Creek

Battle of Fishing Creek
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date August 18, 1780 Location Chester County, north of present-day Great Falls, South Carolina 34°38′6″N 80°54′21″W / 34.63500°N 80.90583°W / 34.63500; -80.90583 Result British victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain Loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Sumter	Banastre Tarleton
Strength
100 regulars 700 militia 2 guns	160 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
150+ killed 300 captured[1]	16 killed and wounded

The Battle of Fishing Creek, also called the Battle of Catawba Ford,^[2] was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on August 18, 1780, between American and British forces including the 71st Foot. It was fought near the junction of Fishing Creek and the Catawba River in South Carolina. British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised the militia company of Thomas Sumter, killing a significant number, taking about 300 captives, and very nearly capturing Sumter, who some say was asleep at the time of the attack.