JANUARY OF 1782
January 14, 1782 at Dorchester, South Carolina – On January 14, Maj. John Coffin and a 45-man detachment of his New York Volunteers surprised a group of the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons, commanded by Lt. John Kelty. The Continentals were quickly routed, with Kelty and 7 others captured.
Conclusion: British Victory.
FEBRUARY OF 1782
February 11, 1782 at ??, North Carolina – On February 11, during the night, a British force, commanded by Col. David Fanning, and a Patriot force, commanded by Capt. Charles Gholson, ran into one another. They both attacked each other. The short skirmish ended without any losses from either side. Both groups withdrew until morning the next day.
Conclusion: Inconclusive.
February 24, 1782 at ??, South Carolina – ??.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 10 killed; British: 8 wounded, 8 captured
February 24, 1782 at Beaufort, South Carolina – On February 24, Col. Robert Barnwell and his St. Helena Volunteer Militia Company attempted to cross the Savannah River at Beaufort to burn the British stores in Georgia. He was attacked by the Beaufort Loyalist militia, commanded by Maj. Andrew Deveaux. The Patriots were driven back across the river.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 6 killed, 5 captured
MARCH OF 1782
March ??, 1782 at ??, South Carolina – In March, Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens led his regiment and a a group of Georgia militiamen into the Lower Settlements to prevent the Cherokee Indians from raiding the settlements. The Patriots burned 13 villages, killed 40 Indians, and took 40 prisoners.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: British: 40 killed, 40 captured
March 8, 1782 at Gnaddenhutten, Ohio – On March 8, an American militia group attacked an Indian settlement at Gnaddenhutten. The militia killed 100 or more men, women, and children . This attack touched off a new wave of Indian warfare in the Kentucky-Ohio region.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: Indians: 100+ killed
March 15, 1782 at ??, South Carolina – On March 15, Maj. Gen. Francis Marion’s men attacked a group of Loyalists near Middleton Plantation.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: ?; British: 3 killed, 1 wounded
March 4-25, 1782 at Beaufort, South Carolina – On April 4, Loyalist Maj. Andrew DeVeaux, aboard two galleys and one sloop, seized the town of Beaufort. They managed to hold onto the town for about three weeks before being driven off. Brig. Gen. John Barnwell knew that his small force of less than 50 militiamen could not offer any serious opposition, so they merely watched and waited for opportunities to snipe at the Loyalists. Maj. DeVeaux found a sunken privateer in Moss Island Creek and another captured British ship in Capers creek, and he set out with fourteen men to recover them. Brig. Gen. Barnwell’s Patriots ambushed them for fifteen minutes, but three Patriots were wounded.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 3 wounded; British: ?
APRIL OF 1782
April 1-2, 1782 at ??, South Carolina – >On April 1, at sundown, a band of Loyalists surrounded Farrow Station and posted several guards to prevent any reinforcements from being called. Farrow Station was an outpost located between the Edisto and Tyger Rivers. It was the home of Landon Farrow, who was being held prisoner by the British. Lt. Thomas Farrow, brother of Landon, was in command of the Patriot detachment at the station. Farrow had his men barricade the doors and began firing at the Loyalists until midnight.
On April 2, early in the morning, the Loyalists tried to burn down the station but were unsuccessful. Seeing that the standoff would continue, both sides held a parley. The Loyalists stated that they would leave if Farrow would supply them with arms and ammunition. Being outnumbered and surrounded, farrow did not have any other choice and agreed to the request. After the Loyalists left, Farrow gathered his men and pursued the Loyalists. They caught up with the Loyalists at Bryant’s Mill.
Conclusion: Inconclusive.
Casualties: American: 1 wounded; British: 1 killed
April 2, 1782 at ??, South Carolina – On April 2, Lt. Thomas Farrow and a detachment from the Spartan Regiment caught up with the group of Loyalists at Bryant’s Mill. The Patriots attacked them and quickly defeated the Loyalists, with Farrow being severely wounded.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 1 wounded
April 14th, 1782, near Charleston, South Carolina – Lt. Col. James Jackson with five of his Georgia Legion stopped at a Mr. Snider’s house to let them rest. Before daylight on Sunday, Maj. Dill landed nearby and attacked Mr. Snider’s home with thirty Loyalists. During the fight, seventeen musket balls passed through the house. Mr. Snider and the Patriots returned fire and killed Maj. Dill. Pistol fire from the dragoons wounded two more Loyalists. Then, the sabre wielding Patriots chased Maj. Dill’s men back to their boats, where they escaped. Gen. Anthony Wayne commended Mr. Snider for his bravery during the attack.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: ?; British: 1 killed, 2 wounded
April 12, 1782 at Savannah, Georgia – On April 12, Col. Thomas Cameron, along with a group of 32 Rangers and some Choctaw Indians, were sent to a crossing on the Altamaha River to find the Creek Indians. Maj. Francis Moore discovered the Patriots while they were crossing the river. Moore and the 2nd Georgia Battalion attacked them and drove them back to Savannah. Moore was killed during the fight.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: British: 1 killed
April 22, 1782 at Dorchester, South Carolina – On April 21, Capt. Ferdinand O’Neal and some of Lee’s Legion cavalry proceeded across Bacon’s Bridge to patrol east of the Ashley River. As his men neared the town of Dorchester they spotted three of the Black Loyalist cavalry in the town. In the melee, one of the Black Dragoons was killed and Capt. Rudolph captured one other. The third one escaped. Capt. Rudolph discovered Capt. George Dawkins passing through Dorchester and both sides charged simultaneously. A bugle sounded and the enemy lying in concealment rose up on all sides armed with carbines. Capt. O’Neal ordered his men to retreat down Gaillard Road, the only way left open for their escape. Capt. O’Neal lost three or four men killed and nine men captured. He also lost fifteen horses.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 4 killed, 9 captured
MAY OF 1782
May 8, 1782 at New Providence, Bahamas – On May 8, a Spanish force from Havana, Cuba, moved into New Providence. Once there, they captured New Providence, along with the British garrison. The Spanish then went on to capture all of the British-held territory in the Bahamas.
Conclusion: Spanish Victory.
Casualties: British: 600 captured
May 8, 1782 at Orangeburgh, South Carolina – On May 8, a convoy of 6 wagons that were carrying artillery stores and small arms for Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene’s camp to Charloette Town, werer captured 7 miles below Orangeburgh by a group of Loyalists. After being captured and looted, they were then burned.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 1 killed, 1 wounded; British: ?
May 20, 1782 at ??, Georgia – On May 20, Lt. Col. Thomas Brown was still expecting the Creek chief Emistisiguo and his band of Creeks. Brown sent Capt. James Ingram and the Augusta Volunteers to the Ogeechee Ferry. Maj. Gen. Anthgony Wayne discovered that the British detachment had left from Savannah and plotted a course to intercept them. The Patriot advance guard consiusted of the Light Infantry, commanded by Capt. Alexander Parker, and the Continental Dragoons, commanded by Col. Anthony White. Wayne received word from Lt. Col. ?? Jackson that the British detachment was at harris’s Bridge on the Ogeechee Road and a smaller group at the ferry. At 10:00 P.M., Parker met a group of the Loyalists and captured all of them but one. That one escaped and warned the main Loyalist body of the Patriot’s approach. At midnight, Brown arrived with a force of Rangers, infantry, and the dragoons. The dragoons tried a charge into the Patriots but was forced back. The dragoons crowded the causeway, causing the Loyalist force to not to be able to properly deploy. The Patriots charged the Loyalists, forcing them to scatter into the nearby swamps and returning to Savannah.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 5 killed, 2 wounded; British: 40 killed and wounded, 18 captured
May 24, 1782 at Sharon, Georgia – On May 24, during the night, a British officer led a group of Cherokees to Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne’s camp. The Indians attacked the camp, inflicting several casualties. After losing 20 warriors, the Indians were driven back.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 6 killed, 8 wounded; British: 20 killed
May 28, 1782 at Dorchester, South Carolina – On May 28, a group of Patriot cavalry, commanded by Lt. Col. John Laurens, discovered a Loyalist force, commanded by Capt. George Dawkins, at Dorchester. Laurens attacked and quickly defeated the Royalists.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 3 wounded; British: 8 captured
JUNE OF 1782
June 1, 1782 at Amelia Township, South Carolina, The Battle of Amelia Township – On June 1, a group of Patriot militia were on their way from the Congarees Creek to Maj. Gen. nathanael Greene’s camp. A group of Loyalist militia, commanded by Capt. ?? Sharp, immediately attacked them, killing a few and dispersing the rest of the group.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 4k; British: ?
June 4-5, 1782 at Sandusky, Ohio , The Battle of Sandusky – On June 4-5, in a 2-day battle 3 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky, a Patriot militia, commanded by Maj. William Crawford, force of about 500, attacked a group of 300 rangers and Indians. The militia appeared to be winning the battle when British reinforcements arrived. Casualties were light on both sides, but Crawford was taken prisoner and killed by the Indians.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 10+k; British: ?
June 23, 1782 at Ebenezer, Georgia, The Battle of Ebenezer – Upper Creek chief Emistisiguo tried to avoid Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Patriot camp at Savannah. He did want to strike at Wayne’s pickets on his way into Savannah to let them know that they weren’t safe from Indian attacks. He had been supplied with intelligence from his white Loyalists and his black guides.
On June 23, during the night, Emistisiguo surprised Wayne in his camp. After killing a lone sentry, Emistisiguo thought that he only had a small picket to deal with, but the lone sentry managed to fire off a shot before he died. This shot alerted the rest of the Patriot camp of the approach of Emistisiguo’s men. The Indians drove the Patriots out of the camp and Capt. Alexander Parker rallied his light infantry behind a nearby house. They were then ordered to make a bayonet charge.
Emistisiguo tried to turn his artillery against the charging infantry, but was soon killed in a fierce hand-to-hand struggle. After seeing their chief killed, the remaining Indians fled the fighting and made their way into Savannah. The Patriots took 12 prisoners, 127 of the Indian’s horses, and a considerable number of pelts.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 5k, 7w; British: 18k, 12c
JULY OF 1782
July 11, 1782 at Savannah, Georgia, The Evacuation of Savannah – On July 11, the British force evacuated the city of Savannah. They had occupied the city for 2 1/2 years.
Conclusion: American Victory.
July 25, 1782 at Skidway Island, Georgia, The Battle of Skidway Island – On July 25, Lt. Col. James Jackson led his Georgia Legion attacked a small garrison of British Marines on Skidway Island. Jackson overtook the garrison. This was the last recorded in Georgia.
Conclusion: American Victory.
AUGUST OF 1782
August ??, 1782 at Whitehall, South Carolina, The Battle of Whitehall – In August, Capt. G. S. Capers was sent into southeastern Berkeley County with 12 cavalrymen. They discovered 26 Black Dragoons, commanded by Capt. ?? March. Capers charged the British and defeated them.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 2w; British: ?
August 29, 1782 at Wadboo, South Carolina, The Battle of Wadboo – On August 29, Maj. Thomas Fraser set out to surprise the Patriot guards at Biggin Bridge and Strawberry Ferry. Fraser thought the the main body of Patriots, commanded by Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, was still in Georgetown. In fact, Marion was back at his post on the southside of the Wadboo River. When Marion learned of the British approach, his cavalry was patrolling down the river looking for the British fleet. Marion gathered a small force, commanded by Capt. Gavin Witherspoon, to find Fraser. Part of the force set up an ambush while the rest went looking for the British force.
Fraser captured some of the Patriot pickets as he approached the houses being used by Marion. Fraser detected Witherspoon in the woods and immediately charged. Witherspoon turned his men back and withdrew.
As the British came to within 30 yards of the ambush site, the Patriots opened fire. Fraser tried to rally his men but they were being cut down from both sides of the road. During the fight, the horses of Marion’s ammunition wagon was startled and bolted from the area. Some men tried to catch the wagon but was unsuccessful.
For an hour, Fraser’s men looked around the plantation looking for an advantage, but Marion had planned too well. Without the ammunition wagon, Marion didn’t have any cartridges and wasn’t able to continue the fight. He gave the order to retreat to the Santee River.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: ?; British: 4k. 6w
August 29, 1782 at Fair Lawn, South Carolina, The Battle of Fair Lawn – On August 29, at the settlement of Fair Lawn, Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and his small force had set up an ambush for the approaching British. Fair lawn was located on the Cooper River near Charleston. Maj. Thomas Fraser was in command of the 200-man British dragoon force. He was sent from Charleston with the mission of finding marion’s force and to kill or capture them upon contact. Marion sent Capt. Gavin Witherspoon and a reconnaissance party out to find Fraser and lead the British into the the ambush site. They did just that. Once Fraser entered the ambush site, Marion ordered his men to open fire. Very quickly, the Americans killed 20 of Fraser’s dragoons. The British fought back and captured one of Marion’s ammunition wagons. They turned the tide of battle and by losing the ammunition wagon, Marion was forced to withdraw from the area because of a lack of gunpowder.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: ?; British: 20k
SEPTEMBER OF 1782
September ??, 1782 at Edisto Island, South Carolina, The Battle of Edisto Island – In September, Col. Edward Lacey and 20 men was ordered to protect Edisto Island from British raiding parties. They captured 2 British ships loaded with provisions. The boats were burned and was soon being pursued by a British landing party. Lacey positioned his men in an advanyagous position and waited for the British. As they approached his position, Lacey ordered his men to open fire. After two volleys, the British stopped their pursuit and retreated.
Conclusion: American Victory.
September 2, 1782 at Port Royal, South Carolina, The Battle of Port Royal Ferry – On September 2, the British were at Port Royal Ferry, along with the galleys HMS Balfour and HMS Shark. Brig. Gen. ?? Gist had followed the British here and planned to attack them.
Gist opened fire on the ships with his artillery piece. Both ships slipped their cables and tried to escape. The Balfour quickly ran aground, with it’s crew spiking the guns and abandoning the ship. The Patriots captured the ship, along with the cargo of beef, rice, and poultry. The Belfour was repaired, outfitted with new guns, and was put into service with the Patriot navy.
Conclusion: American Victory.
September 11-13, 1782 at Fort Henry, Virginia, The Battle of Fort Henry – On September 11-13, a force of 250 Indians and 40 Loyalists started a 3-day siege of Fort Henry. The Patriot force inside the fort withstood the siege and the Indians and Loyalists gave up the attempt to capture the fort. They soon left the area emptyhanded.
This battle has been described as the last “battle” of the war.
Conclusion: American Victory.
OCTOBER OF 1782
October ??, 1782 at Saltketcher Swamp, South Carolina, The Battle of Saltketcher Swamp – In October, Capt. John Carter took his Volunteer Scout men to Dean’s Swamp. Their mission was to break up an assembly of Loyalists. On their way, at Saltketcher Swamp, they were ambushed by a 25-man group of Loyalists, commanded by Capt. Tenison Cheshire. Despite several casualties, the Patriots were able to drive the Loyalists into the swamp.
Conclusion: American Victory.
NOVEMBER OF 1782
November 4, 1782 at John’s Island, South Carolina, The Battle of John’s Island – On November 4, Capt. William Wilmot led a successful attack against a British foraging party in the vicinity of John’s Island. Wilmot was killed in the attack. According to some, Wilmot was the last person killed in the Revolutionary War.
Conclusion: American Victory.
Casualties: American: 1k; British: ?
November 14, 1782 at James Island, South Carolina , The Battle of James Island – On November 14, in the morning, Col. Count Thaddeus Kosciuszko and his 70+ Patriots engaged the 300 man British escort of a woodcutting party on James Island. British reinforcements were quickly brought up and greatly outnumbered the Patriots.
After an intense fight, the Patriots withdrew from their position. Capt. William Wilmont was the last Continental soldier killed in the Carolinas.
Conclusion: British Victory.
Casualties: American: 5k, 5w; British: 2k, 3w
DECEMBER OF 1782
December 14, 1782 at Charleston, South Carolina, The Evacuation of Charleston – On December 14, early in the morning, Maj. Gen. Alexander Leslie, commanding the British forces in South carolina, withdrew his forces from the advanced works on the Charleston peninsula. He marched them down to Gadsden’s Wharf. Here, the British force embarked by sea. Along with the soldiers, the British command took with them some 3,380 Loyalists and 5,000 Negro slaves. This evacuation completed the British withdrawal of all troops from the Southern Colonies.
At 11:00 A.M., after the British evacuation, Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne and his Continental trrops occupied the city.
Conclusion: American Victory.
