On this day in 1779,
British troops were camped on one side and Hessians on the other side of the Stono River, with a galley anchored in the river. Patriots attack the Hessian camp and immediately come under fire from the galley. The British cross over the river to reinforce the Hessians. The colonial schooner Rattlesnake arrives and fires into the rear of the British and Hessian forces. The American suffer heavy losses at The Battle of Stono, GA.
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British troops were camped on one side and Hessians on the other side of the Stono River, with a galley anchored in the river. Patriots attack the Hessian camp and immediately come under fire from the galley. The British cross over the river to reinforce the Hessians. The colonial schooner Rattlesnake arrives and fires into the rear of the British and Hessian forces. The American suffer heavy losses at The Battle of Stono, GA.
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