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"The Attack on Fort Williams Plantation, December 30, 1780" Laurens County, SC
Pencil and oil paint sketch on wood panel, 12X24
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"Capt. John Ridgeway's company was a detachment under Lt. Col. William Washington in the hard battle at Hammond's Store. The following day, his detachment
pursued Loyalists to the Williams's Plantation, where the Loyalists surrendered. Brigadier General Robert Cunningham with about 100 to 150 Loyalists occupied
Fort Williams, situated a few miles northwest of the main fort in the region, Ninety-Six.
Continental Lt. Col. Washington sent a detachment of forty dragoons under
Cornet James Simmons and some mounted militia under Col. Joseph Hayes to take the fort. When they arrived, Col. Hayes demanded the fort's surrender.
Brigadier General Cunningham asked for some time to consult with his officers. During this time, some of the Loyalists slipped out of the back
of the fort and into the woods. A few of them were spotted and killed, but most escaped. According to one account, Brigadier General Cunningham
and most of his men were able to slip out a rear exit, though a few Loyalists were taken." Source: Carolana.com
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