Battle of Videau's Bridge
Appearance
Battle of Videau's Bridge | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Colonel Richard Richardson | Majors William Brereton, John Coffin | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
400 | 360 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
22 killed 6 wounded |
4 killed 14 wounded 1 captured |
The Battle of Videau's Bridge (also known as Smith's plantation) was an engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought on January 3, 1782 in Charles Town District, currently Berkeley County, South Carolina. The British routed an American force opposing a foraging expedition they sent from Charleston. The British claimed to kill 57 and capture 20 Americans.[1][2]
Order of Battle
[edit]Patriots:[2]
- 400 men under the command of Col. Richard Richardson, Jr.
- Berkeley County Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. Richard Richardson, Jr. with two known companies, led by:
- Capt. William Capers
- Capt. Gavin Witherspoon
- South Carolina 3rd Regiment of State Dragoons (State Troops) detachment led by Major Samuel Cooper, with three known companies, led by:
- Capt. William Bennett
- Capt. George Sinclair Capers (wounded)
- Capt. John Carraway Smith
British/Loyalists:[2]
- 360 men commanded by Major William Brereton
- British Regulars, Grenadiers & Light Infantry led by Major William Brereton
- NY Volunteers, Major John Coffin's Troop of Mounted Infantry led by Major John Coffin
- SC Royalists detachment led by Capt. Archibald Campbell (killed)
- Volunteers of Ireland led by Major John Doyle
- Independent Troop of Black Dragoons (Loyalists) led by Capt. March with Lt. Mingo
Notes
[edit]- ^ McCrady, Edward, The History of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Macmillan & Co., ltd., 1902 pp. 589-593
- ^ a b c Lewis, J.D. "THe American Revolution in South Carolina, Videaus Bridge". Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Categories:
- 1782 in the United States
- Berkeley County, South Carolina
- History of Charleston, South Carolina
- Conflicts in 1782
- Battles of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina
- Battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1780–1783
- 1782 in South Carolina
- 18th-century in Charleston, South Carolina