Battle of Raft Swamp (1781 AD)
Battle of Raft Swamp (Loyalist militia vs Patriot militia) took place in 1781 AD during the American Revolutionary War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1781 AD
- Date: 1781-10-15
- Era: Early Modern
- Conflict: the American Revolutionary War
- Side A: Loyalist militia
- Side B: Patriot militia
- Commanders (A): Colonel Duncan Ray, Colonel Archibald McDugald, Colonel Hector "One-Eyed Hector" McNeill [a]
- Commanders (B): Gen. Griffith Rutherford, Major Joseph Graham
- Casualties: approx. 16 killed
50 wounded
15 - 20 captured1 killed
- Outcome: Patriot victory
- Coordinates: 34.807°, -79.144°
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