Battle of Tearcoat Swamp

Battle of Tearcoat Swamp
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date 25 October 1780 Location South Carolina, near Clarendon County 33°48′11″N 80°07′30″W / 33.803°N 80.125°W / 33.803; -80.125 Result American Victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	Patriot militia
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Tynes	Francis Marion
Strength
200	150
Casualties and losses
6 killed, 14 wounded, 23 captured	2 horses killed

The Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was a battle during the American Revolutionary War between Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion's Patriot militia, and a Loyalist Militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Tynes. The battle took place on 25 October 1780 in present-day Clarendon County, South Carolina.