Skirmish at Waters Creek | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
The approximate location in the state of Virginia where the skirmish occurred. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis Mallory † | Thomas Dundas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c.40 | 300-400 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed 4 captured |
2 killed 2 wounded |
The Skirmish at Waters Creek was a minor action fought on March 8, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought near Waters Creek in Newport News, Virginia between a group of local Patriot militia and British Army troops.[1]