Battle of Blackstock's Farm
| Battle of Blackstock's Farm (also called Blackstock's Plantation, Blackstock's Hill, and Blackstocks) | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Blackstock Battle Memorial | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Patriot militia | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Banastre Tarleton | Thomas Sumter + | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 270 regulars and militia | 1,000 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 51–167 killed and wounded |
3 killed 4 wounded 50 captured | ||||||
Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site | |
| Location | West of Union off South Carolina Highway 49, near Union, South Carolina |
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| Area | 540 acres (220 ha) |
| Built | 1780 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001885 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1974 |
The Battle of Blackstock's Farm, a military engagement of the American Revolutionary War, took place in what today is Union County, South Carolina, a few miles from Cross Anchor, on November 20, 1780.
The battle marked the first time during the war that an American militia had defeated British regulars.