Saturday, February 5, 2022

The Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia

From the American Battlefield Trust February 2022 calendar.

KETTLE CREEK, GEORGIA

180 acres saved

On February 14, 1779, about 350 Patriot militiamen surprised and routed about 700 British Loyalists at the Battle of Kettle Creek in eastern Georgia.

The victory raised the morale of Georgia Patriots and slowed the British from taking full control of the colony, which was largely populated by Loyalists.

The Trust and its partners --  the Watson Brown Foundation; Wilkes County, Georgia; the Georgia Piedmont Land Trust: and the Kettle Creek Battlefield Association - have saved 180 acres of this Revolutionary War battlefield. 

So, here's another battle I am unfamiliar with so looks like further research will be necessary.

--Cooter


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