Wadboo Bridge – July 17, 1781

Wadboo Bridge – July 17, 1781

South Carolina Patriot militia Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter ordered South Carolina State Troops under Patriot Col. Hezekiah Maham to burn Wadboo bridge to hinder British Lt.-Col. James Coates’ movement to Charleston, preventing supplies from reaching him. Maham, who only partially destroyed the bridge, was distracted when the Patriots burned two British supply vessels in Wadboo Creek. After the battle of Biggin Church, Col. Coates was able to repair the bridge at Wadboo Creek and cross, destroying the bridge afterwards to prevent pursuit by Maham.