Battle of Tearcoat Swamp | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Samuel Tynes | Francis Marion | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
200 | 150 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6 killed, 14 wounded, 23 captured | 2 horses killed |
The Battle of Tearcoat Swamp was a battle during the American Revolutionary War between Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion's Patriot militia, and a Loyalist Militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Tynes. The battle took place on 25 October 1780 in present-day Clarendon County, South Carolina.