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Lieutenant Colonel John Maitland had been left in charge of the large rear guard left by General Marc Prevost upon his withdrawal to Savannah. A bridgehead was established on the north side of an area now known as New Cut Church Flats; this was meant to cover Stono Ferry. Three strong redoubts were built, circled by an abatis and amnned by Highlanders and Hessians. It was here that General Benjamin Lincoln chose to lead his main attack. William Moultrie led a smaller, secondary effort to the east, against a small group of British soldiers on Johns Island. In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Nickname The Creative Coast or The Hostess City Location Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 202. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Highlander may refer to the following: Persons: A person from the Scottish Highlands A person from the Highlands in Southern Poland: Gorals A person from the central plateaux of Madagascar Film and TV: Highlander (film): Highlander I, II, III & IV: fantasy movies. ... Hessian is an English word which refers to inhabitants of the German state of Hessen. ... Benjamin Lincoln ( 1733– 1810) was a General on the American side in the American Revolutionary War. ... William Moultrie (pronounced Mool-tree), 1730—1805, American Revolutionary general, b. ...

Lincoln deployed his troops after a night march of eight miles from the Ashley Ferry, located in the present village of Drayton Hall; immediately upon their arrival at dawn, they began struggling through thick woods. The Americans advanced in two wings; General Jethro Sumner led his Carolina militia on the right, carrying two guns, while their right flank was covered by a company of light infantry, commanded by the Marquis de Malmady. Continental troops, under General Isaac Huger, made up the left wing; they carried four guns into battle. With Huger was a group of light infantry under John Henderson, and it was these troops who, shortly before sunrise, made first contact with the enemy. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... Continental may refer to: The adjective of continent, such as in continental Europe, continental breakfast, or continental climate, or Continental Glacier; The culture of the continental nation states of Europe, inasmuch as it contrasts with the culture of Anglo-Saxon England; The Lincoln Continental, a car made by Lincoln division... Isaac Huger (March 19, 1742 – October 17, 1797) was an American planter and Continental Army general from Berkeley County, South Carolina. ... John Nathan Henderson (born January 9, 1979, Nashville, Tennessee) is an American Football player who currently plays Defensive Tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. Categories: | | | ...

The battle began well for the Patriots. They engaged the British positions with small arms and cannon fire for an hour, at which point they advanced to the abatis. Of the Highlanders, two companies resisted until only 11 men were left standing; a Hessian battalion finally broke. Here Maitland shifted his forces in an attempt to counter the larger threat posed by Huger's wing. The Hessians rallied and returned to the fight, and reserves were brought across the bridge. Lincoln chose this moment to order a withdrawal. Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO code In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ...

At 150 dead and a comparable number missing, Patriot losses had been heavy, especially given the heat of the day; among the dead was Andrew Jackson's brother Hugh, felled by heat and exhaustion. Most of the "missing" were deserters; the British claimed no prisoners from the battle. Huger was severely wounded. For their part, the British lost 150 officers and men, but only one was reported missing. Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), first governor of Florida (1821), general of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ...

Maitland had decided almost a week prior to the battle upon withdrawal; however, his action was delayed by a lack of water transportation. Finally, on June 23 he began moving towards Beaufort, although with little prompting from Lincoln's attack. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Beaufort is a city located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA and situated on the Beaufort River. ...

The site of the battle is still visible today, at the end of S.C. 318 near Rantowles.

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Mark M. Boatner III, Landmarks of the American Revolution, 1992 ed. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...