
7-13 Revolutionary War Ambush
Posted by:
Markerman62
N 32° 12.151 W 080° 41.971
17S E 528319 N 3562923
On Mathews Dr. at US Bus 278 on Hilton Head Island.
Waymark Code: WMNG4G
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2015
Views: 13
In December 1781, returning from a patrol with the Patriot Militia, Charles Devant was mortally wounded from ambush near here by Captain Martinangel's Royal Militia from Daufuskie Island. He managed to ride his horse to his nearby plantation, Two Oaks, where he died. Captain John Leacraft's Bloody Legion avenged his death.
Marker Name: Revolutionary War Ambush
 Marker Location: City
 Type of Marker: Battle (war)
 Marker number: 7-13
 County: Beaufort

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