Battle of Monck's Corner

Battle of Moncks Corner
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Date April 14, 1780 Location Moncks Corner, South Carolina 33°11′48″N 80°0′24″W / 33.19667°N 80.00667°W / 33.19667; -80.00667Coordinates: 33°11′48″N 80°0′24″W / 33.19667°N 80.00667°W / 33.19667; -80.00667 Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain Loyalists	United States
Commanders and leaders
Banastre Tarleton	Isaac Huger
Strength
650	500 militia
Casualties and losses
3 wounded	20 killed or wounded, 67 captured

 Great Britain

The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought on April 14, 1780, outside the city of Charleston, South Carolina, which was under siege by British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton in the American Revolutionary War. The Loyalist British Legion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, surprised an American force stationed at Monck's Corner, and drove them away. The action cut off an avenue of escape for Benjamin Lincoln's besieged army. All of the British soldiers involved in the Battle of Monck's Corner were in fact American Loyalists, all of whom were born and raised in the colony of South Carolina, with the exception of their commanding officer Banastre Tarleton.

General Sir Henry Clinton arrived before Charleston, South Carolina in late March 1780, and began siege preparations as the opening move in British plan to gain control over North and South Carolina. The city was defended by Continental Army troops under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln.

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