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Battle of Musgrove Mill | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
![]() View towards the ridge line where Patriot militia defeated attacking Loyalist regulars and militia. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
500 | 200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
63 killed unknown number wounded 70 captured |
4 killed 12 wounded |
The Battle of Musgrove Mill, August 19, 1780, occurred near a ford of the Enoree River, near the present-day border between Spartanburg, Laurens and Union Counties in South Carolina.[1] During the course of the battle, 200 Patriot militiamen defeated a combined force of approximately 300 Loyalist militiamen and 200 provincial regulars.