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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 26 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 4 | 2 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Chapultepec , battle of (search)
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Huger, Isaac -1797
Military officer; born on Limerick Plantation, S. C., March 19, 1742.
He and his four brothers—Daniel, John, Francis, and Benjamin—were distinguished in the struggle for independence, the latter falling in the lines at Charleston, May 11, 1780.
They were of Huguenot descent.
Isaac was in the Cherokee expedition in 1760, and entered the patriot army of South Carolina as lieutenant-colonel in June, 1775.
He rose to brigadier-general in January, 1779, for active and gallant services.
In the attack on Savannah, in the fall of that year, he led the Georgia and South Carolina militia.
His force was defeated and dispersed by Tarleton at Monk's Corner, S. C. He distinguished himself under Greene, especially at Guilford and Hobkirk's Hill (q. v.). He died in Charleston, S. C., Oct. 17, 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lafayette , Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier , Marquis de 1757 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Logan , John Alexander 1826 -1886 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Malvern Hill , battle of. (search)
Monk's corner,
The scene of a notable surprise of American cavalry.
While the British were besieging Charleston in 1780 General Lincoln endeavored to keep an open communication with the country, across the Cooper River, so as to receive reinforcements, and, if necessary, to make a retreat.
To close that communication Sir Henry Clinton detached Lieutenant-Colonel Webster, with 1,400 men. The advanced guard, composed of Tarleton's legion and Ferguson's corps, surprised the American cavalry (about 300 men), with militia attached to them, under the command of Gen. Isaac Huger, who were stationed at Biggin's Bridge, near Monk's Corner.
The Americans were attacked just at dawn (April 14) and were scattered.
Twenty-five of the Americans were killed; the remainder fled to the swamps.
Tarleton secured nearly 300 horses, and, after closing Lincoln's communications with the country, he returned to the British camp in triumph.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Negro soldiers. (search)
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