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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 7 | 7 | Browse | Search |
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hessians. (search)
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Watson, Fort, capture of
Upon an ancient tumulus, almost 50 feet high, on the borders of Scott's Lake (an expansion of the Santee River), a few miles below the junction of the Congaree and Wateree, the British built Fort Watson, named in compliment to Colonel Watson, who projected it. In April, 1781, it was garrisoned by eighty regulars and forty loyalists, under the command of Lieutenant McKay, when Marion and Lee appeared before it and demanded its surrender.
Colonel Watson was on his way from Georgetown with a large force to assist McKay, and the latter promptly defied Marion and Lee. The latter had no cannon, and the stockade was too high to be seriously affected by small-arms.
Lieutenant Maham, of Marion's brigade, planned and built a tower of logs sufficiently high to overlook the stockade, with a parapet at the top for the defence of sharp-shooters placed therein.
This work was accomplished during a dark night, and at dawn the garrison was awakened by a shower of bullet
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 19 : (search)