Eutaw Springs | Sep 8, 1781 | Phase One

Eutaw Springs | Sep 8, 1781 | Phase One American Battlefield Trust

Reposted from battlefields.org

Following months of back-and-forth fighting across the Carolinas, British and American forces clashed on September 8, 1781, near Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. American troops under the command of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene surprised a British foraging party, largely made up of loyalist forces, and captured more than 400 men. While initially successful, the British were able to fall back toward their main body with Greene's men in pursuit.