This article is about the 1780 Revolutionary War battle in South Carolina. For the 1864 American Civil War battle in Virginia known as the Battle of Hanging Rock, see Hanging Rock, Virginia.
Battle of Hanging Rock
Part of American Revolutionary War
Date
August 6, 1780
Location
Lancaster County, near present-day Heath Springs, South Carolina
The Battle of Hanging Rock (August 6, 1780) took place during the American Revolutionary War between the American Patriots and the British. It was part of a campaign by militia General Thomas Sumter to harass or destroy British outposts in the South Carolina back-country that had been established after the fall of Charleston in May 1780.
Future President Andrew Jackson (aged 13) and his brother Robert partook in the battle.
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