Fort Fair Lawn | Nov 17, 1781

Fort Fair Lawn | Nov 17, 1781 (January 2022) American Battlefield Trust

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On November 17, 1781, Brigadier General Francis (the “Swamp Fox”) Marion and his men attacked Fair Lawn and the nearby Colleton Castle (the fortified home of a Loyalist family) and dealt a major blow to the British by capturing 150 prisoners, 300 stands of arms, and other critical war-making supplies. Associated with the siege and occupation of Charleston.