The Battle of Fair Lawn
August 29, 1782 at Fair Lawn, South Carolina

Americans Commanded by Brig. Gen. Francis Marion Forces Killed Wounded Captured - - - - British Commanded by Maj. Thomas Fraser Forces Killed Wounded Captured 200 20 - - *Killed or Wounded Conclusion: British Victory

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.