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The Battle of Kettle Creek was the first major victory for Patriots in the back country of Georgia during the American Revolutionary War that took place on February 14, 1779. [4] It was fought in Wilkes County about eleven miles (18 km) from present-day Washington, Georgia .
On February 14, 1779, Colonel Pickens and his 300-man militia overtook the larger British force of 700–800 men under Colonel Boyd at the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County, Georgia, just south of the Long Canes. His victory at Kettle Creek slowed the recruitment of the Loyalists.
He fought in the southern theater and served under Col. Andrew Pickens in the Battle of Kettle Creek. He was one of three American commanders at the Battle of Musgrove’s Mill, during which he was wounded. [3] After the war, Clarke was elected to the Georgia legislature, serving from 1781 - 1790. [3]
On March 3 the British, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Mark Prevost, turned upon the Americans and routed them at the Battle of Brier Creek. [1] If Kettle Creek ensured the continued independence of upper Georgia, Brier Creek meant that the lower part of the state returned to British rule.
Kettle Creek Battlefield is a 256-acre (104 ha) historic site outside Washington, Georgia in Wilkes County, Georgia, at the location of the Battle of Kettle Creek, in 1779, in the American Revolutionary War. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1975. In January 2021 the Kettle Creek Battlefield became affiliated ...
The Battle of Kettle Creek, one of the most important battles of the American Revolutionary War to be fought in Georgia, was fought on February 14, 1779, in Wilkes County, about eleven miles (17.7 km) from present-day Washington. The American Patriots were victorious, taking 75 prisoners and killing roughly 70 Loyalists, while losing 32 of ...
Battle of Kettle Creek: February 14, 1779: Georgia: American victory Siege of Fort Vincennes: February 23–25, 1779: Indiana: Americanvictory Battle of Brier Creek: March 3, 1779: Georgia: British victory Battle of Chillicothe: May 1779: Quebec: American victory Chesapeake raid: May 10–24, 1779: Virginia: British victory Capture of Saint ...
[3] [4] Shot in the thigh during the Battle of Kettle Creek on February 14, 1779, he survived but was crippled for life. [2] [5] Giles Harris, a white soldier who lived in the area, cared for the injured man in his home. A close bond formed between Dabney and the Harris family.