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Richardson had ordered thirteen hundred men under Major William "Danger" Thomson to pursue the loyalists into native territory on December 21.
Thomson marches twenty-five miles through the night to a camp where loyalists have been sheltering from cold rain and snow flurries in a "Brake of Canes."
Because the ground is wet and the loyalists have been burning cane stalks that pop and crackle, Thomson's men nearly manage to surround the camp before being discovered as they attack at dawn.
Cunningham escapes on an unsaddled horse and without his breeches, shouting for every man "to shift for himself."
The patriots recapture the munitions intended for the Cherokees, and they take one hundred and thirty prisoners, forcing them to sign a document promising not to take up arms again.
Only five or six loyalists are killed, though Thomson has to restrain his men from harming the prisoners, some of whom are sent off to Charles Town in chains.
Thomson marches twenty-five miles through the night to a camp where loyalists have been sheltering from cold rain and snow flurries in a "Brake of Canes."
Because the ground is wet and the loyalists have been burning cane stalks that pop and crackle, Thomson's men nearly manage to surround the camp before being discovered as they attack at dawn.
Cunningham escapes on an unsaddled horse and without his breeches, shouting for every man "to shift for himself."
The patriots recapture the munitions intended for the Cherokees, and they take one hundred and thirty prisoners, forcing them to sign a document promising not to take up arms again.
Only five or six loyalists are killed, though Thomson has to restrain his men from harming the prisoners, some of whom are sent off to Charles Town in chains.
Despite the Patriot success, an unusual, heavy snowstorm occurs the following day, which causes considerable suffering among the militiamen, who had been called to duty on short notice with inadequate clothing and without tents.
Some are permanently injured by exposure and frostbite.
Hereafter the episode is known as the "Snow Campaign."
Richardson believes that his victory has pacified the upcountry, but the Cherokees will soon join the loyalists in what will become a brutal civil war on the South Carolina frontier.
Some are permanently injured by exposure and frostbite.
Hereafter the episode is known as the "Snow Campaign."
Richardson believes that his victory has pacified the upcountry, but the Cherokees will soon join the loyalists in what will become a brutal civil war on the South Carolina frontier.