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Battle of Ratcliff’s Bridge

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On March 6, 1781 General Thomas Sumter with a force of 250 men was attacked by a British detachment commanded by Major Fraser about 3 miles northeast at the head of Stirrup Branch. In a running fight, the Gamecock retreated along a road near here to Ratcliff’s Bridge on Lynches River, 3 miles southeast.

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