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The Battle of Altamaha River
April 12, 1782 at Savannah, Georgia

Americans Commanded by Col. Thomas Cameron
ForcesKilledWoundedCaptured
33+ -- -

British Commanded by Maj. Francis Moore
ForcesKilledWoundedCaptured
- 1 - -
*Killed or Wounded
Conclusion: American Victory

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.

 
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