21 September 1780
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1780 - Militia Colonel William R. Davie launched a surprise attack on a Loyalist camp, which included elements of the British Legion commanded by Banastre Tarleton at Wahab's Plantation, in present-day Union County, North Carolina. Tarleton was absent and his troops fled with heavy losses.
Other Years:
1863 - Confederates under General Braxton Bragg stampeded federal troops to end the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
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