| Battle of Colson's Mill | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Patriot militia |
 Loyalist militia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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William Lee Davidson |
Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 militia | 400 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 wounded |
3 killed 4-5 wounded 10 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Colson's Mill was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place in North Carolina on July 21, 1780. A Patriot militia under William Lee Davidson scattered a gathering of Loyalists at Colson's Mill, near the junction of the Rocky and Pee Dee Rivers in present-day Stanly County, North Carolina.[1][2]
- ^ Graham, William Alexander (1904). General Joseph Graham and his papers on North Carolina Revolutionary history. Edwards & Broughton.
- ^ Stonestreet, O.C. (2014-04-22). The Battle of Colson's Mill:Death Knell of the Carolina Tories. CreateSpace. pp. 67–70. ISBN 9781499173888.