For the American Civil War battles, see Battle of Secessionville, Battle of Grimball's Landing, and Battle of James Island (1865).
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Battle of James Island
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date
November 14, 1782
Location
James Island, South Carolina
Result
British Victory
Belligerents
United States
Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Tadeusz Kościuszko
William Dansey
Strength
70
300+
Casualties and losses
5 killed, 5 wounded
2 killed, 3 wounded
v
t
e
Southern theater 1780–1783
1780
1st Mobile
Charleston
Moncks Corner
Lenud's Ferry
Waxhaws
Mobley's Meeting House
Ramsour's Mill
Huck's Defeat
Colson's Mill
Rocky Mount
Hanging Rock
Camden
Fishing Creek
Musgrove Mill
Wahab's Plantation
Black Mingo
Charlotte
Kings Mountain
Shallow Ford
Tearcoat Swamp
Fishdam Ford
Blackstock's Farm
1781
Yorktown Campaign
Richmond
Waters Creek
Cape Henry
Blandford
Spencer's Ordinary
Green Spring
Francisco
Chesapeake
Yorktown
The Village
Cowpens
Cowan's Ford
Torrence's Tavern
Pyle's Massacre
Wetzell's Mill
Pensacola
Guilford Court House
Fort Watson
Hobkirk's Hill
Fort Motte
Augusta
Ninety-Six
House in the Horseshoe
Elizabethtown
Eutaw Springs
Lindley's Mill
Raft Swamp
1782
Videau's Bridge
Wambaw
Combahee River
James Island
1783
Chesapeake Bay
The Battle of James Island was a minor engagement on November 14, 1782, just outside Charleston, South Carolina, between American and British forces. British troops were on the move attempting to evacuate most of the Americans.[1] In an effort to encourage the evacuation of British troops, American forces attempted to ambush British troops cutting wood; however, reinforcements were quickly brought to the British side and the American soldiers were forced to retreat. About 70 American troops had attempted to rout and defeat British troops in the area.[2]
The British, after receiving reinforcements, numbered more than 300 soldiers and vastly outnumbered the Americans.[3] Several Americans were killed, including Captain William Wilmont, the last continental soldier killed in the Carolinas.[4][5] In addition to Wilmont, William Smith, an enslaved African American who assisted Patriot troops during the battle, was taken captive by British forces and subsequently died in captivity.[6] As the skirmish finished, the remaining American troops retreated. The British would soon withdraw from the Americas, marking the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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^"List of Revolutionary War Battles, Raids & Skirmishes for 1782 • American Revolutionary War". revolutionarywar.us. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
^"List of Revolutionary War Battles, Raids & Skirmishes for 1782 • American Revolutionary War". revolutionarywar.us. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
^"List of Revolutionary War Battles, Raids & Skirmishes for 1782 • American Revolutionary War". revolutionarywar.us. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
^"The American Revolution in South Carolina - James Island". www.carolana.com.
^"The Charleston Museum | News and Events » Battle of Dills Bluff". www.charlestonmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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