Battle of Purrysburg

Battle of Purrysburg. SC 250 Anniversary American Revolution. , On April 29, 1779, the battle of Purrysburg occurred in the lower Savannah River basin, approximately 35 miles from the river's mouth and less than one mile from this location., A Patriot Hub , In 1776, Purrysburg served as a transit and bivouac point for Patriot troops and supplies, including units from Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia as they assembled for first American campaign against the British in East Florida., Savannah Captured , In December 1778, the situation in Savannah, Georgia and the adjacent coast changed quickly when a large British expeditionary force from New York, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, landed, defeated the American army, and captured Savannah., Defense of Purrysburg , On the evening of April 28, 1779, about 500 British troops crossed the Savannah River to the Plantation of Mr. Heyward, about 8 miles below Purrysburg. On April 29, 1779, Colonel Alexander McIntosh, who was at Purrysburg with 200 men, received information that the enemy had crossed the river the preceding evening and were marching to attack him. Having an insufficient force to withstand the enemy, McIntosh withdrew his men and reinforced Brigadier General Moultrie at Black Swamp., Further Recommended Reading: , "Lamar Institute Publication Series, Report Number 209, The Revolutionary War Battlefield at Purrysburg, South Carolina: Search and Discovery" (2016) , "To Make This Land Our Own, by Arlin C. Migliazzo (2007)" , "The Southern Strategy", by David K. Wilson (2005)