This Day in History: December 11
In the battle of Long Cane, which
occurred
December 11,1780. Colonel Clarke commanded the American forces
and had
14
killed and seven wounded. Colonel Allen commanded the British
force of
450
and had three killed and three wounded. The handle of a broken
sword
has
been found near Long Cane creek where the Federal bridge crosses
the
stream. Everything indicates that this battle was fought at what
was
then the Long
Cane Ford on the road from Ninety-Six to the present Abbeville
by the
Calhoun
highway. [More]
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