Swamp Fox, troops rout party of Loyalists at Port Ferry

Sunday, August 15 The 227th day of the year 138 days left Today in history On August 15, 1780, American Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” and his irregular cavalry force of 250 rout a party of Loyalists commanded by Major Micajah Gainey at Port’s Ferry, South Carolina. Meanwhile, General Horatio Gates’ men consumed half-baked...

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