Battle of Elizabethtown
| Battle of Elizabethtown | |||||||
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| Part of American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Loyalist militia | Patriot militia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Slingsby (DOW) David Godden (DOW) |
Thomas Robeson Thomas Brown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300–400 militia | 60–70 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 17 killed | 4 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Elizabethtown occurred on August 27, 1781 in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in Bladen County, North Carolina. The battle was fought between Patriot troops under the command of Thomas Robeson and Thomas Brown and the Loyalist North Carolina militia commanded by John Slingsby and David Godden. John Slingsby and David Godden were both mortally wounded and many of the soldiers fled the area into a ravine near the river, which has been known as "Tory Hole" ever since.