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Elbert's men moved forward to close the range. Two things then occurred to create a gap in the American line. Elbert's men drifted left as they advanced, partially screening the fire from the New Bern men, and British cavalry threatened the right, drawing the Edenton men away from the center. Seeing this opening, Prevost ordered his men to fix bayonets and charge.
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They acted as a screen against discovery of the ongoing work, and cut off Ashe's escape route. Prevost's full party had crossed the river by dawn on March 3. While participants later disagreed on whether or not patrols from Ashe's camp were aware of the British movement, he took no particular action to guard against the possibility.
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The British counted five killed and eleven wounded. The carnage on the American side was never fully tallied, as many militiamen retreated all the way back to North Carolina, and an unknown number drowned in the swamps. Prevost reported that 150 American bodies were found on the battlefield, and that
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and varying musket calibers. When the American lines were finally formed, the left side was flanked by Brier Creek, but there was a large gap on the right side, between the end of the line and the river. The left was held by the North Carolina New Bern regiment, the center by a combination of Georgia
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Colonel Prevost decided to execute an attack plan devised by Campbell before he left. This plan involved making a large loop, crossing over Brier Creek at a bridge further north and west, and then moving south and trapping Ashe's men on the triangle of land where the creek and the river met. A decoy
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The site at which Ashe made his camp has been criticized by contemporary sources and modern historians. With its back to the creek and swampy lands, its front presented no particular opportunities for defense. Ashe's adjutant, William Bryan recognized some of these problems, and after Ashe left camp
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This is a digital scan of a 1953 'Christmas Card' mailed by Clyde D. Hollingsworth to various recipients in and about Screven County, Georgia. The map included in the mailed 'Christmas Card' is a simplified version of the map displayed on the Georgia State historical marker describing the actions of
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Anthony Lytle, the commander of the American light infantry, dispersed his men to avoid capture. General Ashe was seen riding after the militia companies, and was widely blamed for the disaster, often amid claims that he led the retreat. A court martial acquitted him of charges of cowardice, but did
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forms a significant geographic constraint upon movement in that area between the forks formed by the creek and river. The land surrounding the creek and river is often swampy, and movement across both waterways is greatly constrained. This lay of the land contributed to the location and consequences
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On the afternoon of March 3, a rider galloped into the American camp, warning of the British approach. While the exact amount of time they had to deploy is uncertain, the relatively hurried nature of their deployment was clear. The number of troops that actually formed up was about 900, as a number
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Prevost's troops approached in three columns. Baird's light infantry were on the left, the 1st battalion of the 71st was in the center, and Carolina provincials and "rangers" formed the right. Prevost held in reserve the light dragoons and grenadiers. Both sides opened fire at long range, and then
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Arriving around 10:00 am the next morning, they found the bridge destroyed, and set about building a temporary bridge to get their equipment across. Concerned that they might be discovered, Prevost sent Baird's light infantry and a company of light dragoons to ford the river the night of March 2.
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Most of the Patriot militia did not have bayonets. Seeing the British charging at them, many broke and ran without even firing a shot. The Edenton men fired a few rounds, and then abandoned the fight. Elbert's Continentals held formation in the center while the militia around them fled for the
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to Scottish parents. Campbell then began requiring oaths of loyalty, on pain of forfeiture of property; many took this oath insincerely, quickly letting Williamson know their true feelings. Campbell also anticipated but did not receive Indian support while at Augusta, and was concerned that a
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On March 1, the decoy force, about 500 men including regulars and militia, openly marched north until they were with three miles (4.8 km) of the burned-out bridge, and made camp there. That night, about 900 experienced troops drawn primarily from the 71st Regiment and James Baird's light
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Battle, Daniel, and Daphne Owens. "America Loses a Star and a Stripe: The Revolutionary War Battle of Brier Creek (9SN254), Screven County, Georgia. Metal Detector Survey, Burial Search, and Extensive Archival Research." Cypress Cultural Consultants, Beaufort, South Carolina,
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Marker commemorating the British crossing at Paris' Mill. The bridge at the mill site was burned down by retreating Patriot forces and the advancing British demolished the home and or millhouse of Francis Paris, whose timbers were used to construct a crossing over Brier
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Campbell did not find out about the Battle of Kettle Creek until after he had already left Augusta. During the occupation of Augusta, he had suffered only a single casualty, but the means of that loss was cause for anger among his
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Campbell then began recruiting Loyalists. About 1,100 men signed up, but relatively few actually formed militia companies. Most of the Georgia Loyalists who fought for Campbell were either first generation immigrants from
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swamps, and were eventually surrounded, forcing Elbert to surrender. The 200 men at the bridge came up to the battlefield late in the fighting, but quickly withdrew before getting drawn into the rout.
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This is a historical marker describing the battle fought by General Samuel Elbert and his men as they conducted a rearguard action against the advancing British troops of Lt. Colonel Mark Prevost.
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leading about 1,000 militia from Georgia and South Carolina, but he withdrew most of his men when Campbell approached. This rear guard skirmished with Campbell's men before withdrawing across the
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Brier Creek thwarted American attempts to force the enemy out of the new state and guaranteed British dominance in the region. The battle occurred only a few weeks after a Patriot victory over a
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on February 28 to attend a war council at Purrysburg, Bryan moved the camp about one mile (1.6 km) north, nearer the Savannah River and a small hill. Ashe returned to the camp on March 2.
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of troops had been dispatched to the south for scouting, and others were on duty at the burned-out bridge. Distribution of ammunition to the men was complicated by the shortage of
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Map from the Georgia State Historical Marker. Created by Clyde D. Hollingsworth, it shows the movements of British and Patriot forces along the Savannah River and Brier Creek.
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A Story of the Revolution in Georgia: Being an Account of The Battle of Kettle Creek, February 14, 1779 and The Battle of Brier Creek, March 3, 1779 by Otis Ashmore
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in Williamson's camp prompted Campbell to decide on February 12 to abandon Augusta. Two days later, the same day that Boyd's force of 600–700 was defeated in the
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Site of the battle at present-day Brannen's Bridges. In the foreground is the historical marker for the battle site. Brier Creek can be seen in the background.
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arrived in Savannah from Saint Augustine in mid-January, he assumed command of the garrison there, and sent a force under Campbell to take control of
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Leaving Savannah on January 24, Campbell and more than 1,000 men arrived near Augusta a week later, with only minimal harassment from Georgia
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Part II, The Battle of Brier Creek, pages 9–12. The Partridge Pond Press; Sylvania, Georgia, 1947, 1975, 1979, 1993.
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Howard, Joshua (Winter 2004). "'Things Here Wear a Melancholy Appearance': The American Defeat at Briar Creek".
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in 1780. It also caused the state of Georgia to temporarily revert to British colony status from 1779 to 1782.
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troops were defeated by British forces, suffering significant casualties. The rout damaged Patriot morale.
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Bridge over Brier Creek at Millhaven - site of skirmish at Paris' Mill, March 2, 1779 - is at coordinates
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Ashmore, Otis; Olmstead, Charles (June 1926). "The Battles of Kettle Creek and Brier Creek".
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Cox, William E. (1973). "Brigadier-General John Ashe's Defeat in the Battle of Brier Creek".
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Wilson, p. 92. Ashe had an additional 400 troops that did not participate in the battle.
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itself is a riverine watercourse traversing much of eastern Georgia between the
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Heidler, David S. (1982). "The American Defeat at Briar Creek, 3 March 1779".
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Pages 343 to 345 - The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1775-1780
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force would demonstrate at the destroyed bridge site to distract Ashe's men.
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227 captives were taken, mostly from Elbert's Continentals.
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late in 1778. The New York expedition, under the command of
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battle fought on March 3, 1779, near the confluence of
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in 1778, the British focused their attention on the
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Index

American Revolutionary War

Screven County
Sylvania, Georgia
32°48′42″N 81°28′58″W / 32.811631°N 81.482829°W / 32.811631; -81.482829 (Brannen's Bridge on Brier Creek)
United States
Great Britain
John Ashe
Samuel Elbert
POW
Mark Prevost
infantry
cavalry
grenadiers
militia
v
t
e
Southern theater
Gunpowder Incident
Kemp's Landing
Snow Campaign
Savage's Old Fields
Great Cane Brake
Great Bridge
Norfolk
Moore's Creek Bridge
Rice Boats
Sullivan's Island
Gwynn's Island

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