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Lewisfield Plantation – July 1781
A woman told South Carolina Patriot militia Col. Wade Hampton “that two sloops had landed a short distance up the river with British soldiers, and they were in the cornfield getting roasting corn and beans.” Hampton had some of his men dismount and “run into the vessels.” One British officer was killed. Hampton had his men search the fields for foragers and they captured 30 prisoners. The British soldiers were paroled, and Hampton’s men burned the two sloops, which were loaded with indigo.
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