Huck's Defeat
| Huck's Defeat | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William Bratton | Christian Huck † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 militia |
55 regulars 60 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 1 wounded | 81 killed, wounded, and captured | ||||||
Huck's Defeat or the Battle of Williamson's Plantation was one of the first Patriot victories of the southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War. On July 12, 1780, about 250 Patriot militia surprised half their number of Loyalists bivouacked with lax security in York County, South Carolina. Attacked from three sides, the Loyalists were overwhelmed by Patriots seeking revenge for perceived ill treatment, and many were killed without mercy. Since all descriptions are by Patriots, the historical record is very one-sided.