Battle of Van Creek explained

Conflict:Battle of Van Creek
Partof:the American Revolutionary War
Date:February 11, 1779
Place:Elberton, Georgia
Result:Loyalist victory
Combatant1: United States
Combatant2: Loyalist militia
Commander1:William Baskins
John Miller
Commander2:John Boyd
Strength1:100 Militia
Strength2:600 Militia
Casualties1:1 killed
15 wounded
17 captured
Casualties2:perhaps 100 lost; mostly deserted

The Battle of Van Creek was a small engagement on February 11, 1779, near Elberton, Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. About 100 Patriot militia men sought to stop a Loyalist force of about 600 men from crossing the Savannah River to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured Augusta, Georgia. The Loyalist force was able to flank and defeat the Patriot militia and cross the river. However, the Loyalists lost about 100 men, almost all through desertions, and suffered its own defeat and further losses a few days later at the Battle of Kettle Creek.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Davis, Robert Scott. Crossing the Great Divide: The Battle at Van Creek, Georgia, February 11, 1779 Journal of the American Revolution, February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081717/http://gassar.org/revtrail/pdf/brochure_vannscreek.pdf . 2017-02-11 . Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Georgia's Revolutionary War Trail Brochure: The Revolutionary War Encounter at Van(n)'s Creek, Georgia. Expanded reference retrieved August 30, 2021.