Battle of James Island

Battle of James Island Part of the American Revolutionary War Date November 14, 1782 Location James Island, South Carolina Result British Victory Belligerents United States Great Britain Commanders and leaders Tadeusz Kościuszko William Dansey Casualties and losses 5 killed, 5 wounded 2 killed, 3 wounded

Southern theater 1780–83 Charleston Moncks Corner Lenud's Ferry Waxhaws Mobley's Meeting House Ramsour's Mill Huck's Defeat Colson's Mill Rocky Mount Hanging Rock Camden Fishing Creek Musgrove Mill Wahab's Plantation Black Mingo Charlotte Kings Mountain Shallow Ford Fishdam Ford Blackstock's Farm Cowpens Cowan's Ford Torrence's Tavern Pyle's Massacre Wetzell's Mill Guilford Court House Fort Watson Hobkirk's Hill Fort Motte Augusta Ninety-Six House in the Horseshoe Eutaw Springs Lindley's Mill Videau's Bridge Wambaw Combahee River James Island Chesapeake Bay

The Battle of James Island was a minor engagement on November 14, 1782, just outside Charleston, South Carolina, between American and British forces. It was one of the last engagements of the American Revolutionary War. American forces attempted to ambush British troops that were cutting wood.^[1]

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