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• 09 Jan 08
  

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  battles revolutionary 3

  • American
    Revolution on May 29, 1780,
  • British victory
  • 8 more annotations...
  • • Colonel Abraham Buford
      led a force of between 350 and 380 Virginian Continentals
    • Lieutenant Colonel
    • 
      ^#3
      Colonel
      
      Banastre
      Tarleton
      Colonel
      Abraham
      Buford
      
      Strength
      270
      350-380
      Casualties and losses
      5 ^#4
      killed
      
      
      12
      wounded
      
      
      {11 horses
      killed
      
      
      19 horses
      wounded}
      
      ^#5
      113
      killed
      
      
      150 wounded and
      paroled;
      
      
      53
      captured
      
    • killed
      12 wounded
      {11 horses killed
      19 horses wounded}
    • 113 killed
      150 wounded and paroled;
      53 captured
    • Anxious to capture Rutledge, Tarleton pursued with a force of roughly 230 men,
      consisting of 130 Legion dragoons, 100
      Mounted British Legion infantry, and a three-pounder cannon.
    • the Patriots lost 113 men killed, 147 wounded and released on parole, and the 2
      six pounders and 26 wagons captured
    • Virginians who surrendered,

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