Battle of Blackstock's Farm
| Battle of Blackstock's Farm (also called Blackstock's Plantation, Blackstock's Hill, and Blackstocks) | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Patriot militia | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Banastre Tarleton | Thomas Sumter + | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 270 regulars and militia | 1,000 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 51–167 killed and wounded |
3 killed 4 wounded 50 captured | ||||||
Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site | |
| Location | West of Union off South Carolina Highway 49, near Union, South Carolina |
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| Area | 540 acres (220 ha) |
| Built | 1780 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001885 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1974 |
The Battle of Blackstock's Farm, a military engagement of the American Revolutionary War, took place in what today is Union County, South Carolina, a few miles from Cross Anchor, on November 20, 1780.
The battle marked the first time during the war that an American militia had defeated British regulars, although they outnumbered British troops three to one and fought from a prepared position rather than in the field.