Francisco's Fight

Francisco's Fight
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Peter Francisco Fighting Tarleton's Cavalry (1814 engraving)
Date between July 9 and 24, 1781 Location Capt. Benjamin Ward's Plantation, “West Creek”, present-day Nottoway County, Virginia
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Peter Francisco	Unknown
Strength
1	9
Casualties and losses
None	1–3 killed others driven away (some wounded) 8 horses captured

Francisco's Fight is the name commonly given to an alleged skirmish between a detachment of the British Legion and Peter Francisco, a Continental Army soldier with a long service record, during the American Revolutionary War in July 1781. The skirmish, which is only known to be documented by Francisco, resulted in the death of at least one man and the wounding of several others.

Later historical accounts of the skirmish embellished the story with details not present in the documentary record.