The Battle of Van Creek was a small engagement on February 11, 1779, near Elberton, Georgia, during the American Revolutionary War. About 100 Patriot militia men sought to stop a Loyalist force of about 600 men from crossing the Savannah River to rendezvous with a British force which had recently captured Augusta, Georgia. The Loyalist force was able to flank and defeat the Patriot militia and cross the river. However, the Loyalists lost about 100 men, almost all through desertions, and suffered its own defeat and further losses a few days later at the Battle of Kettle Creek.[1][2]
References
- ^ Davis, Robert Scott. Crossing the Great Divide: The Battle at Van Creek, Georgia, February 11, 1779 Journal of the American Revolution, February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Georgia's Revolutionary War Trail Brochure: The Revolutionary War Encounter at Van(n)'s Creek, Georgia. Expanded reference retrieved August 30, 2021.