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Ten days of skirmishing on beaches, creeks, and marshes climaxed on June 28, 1776, when the British attempted to cross Breach Inlet during the bombardment of Fort Sullivan. Colonel William “Danger” Thompson and 780 American Patriots had dug trenches and erected two fortifications of palmetto logs to protect this end of Sullivan’s Island. After extensive scouting, maneuvering, and fighting, the British generals realized that crossing the treacherous and well-defended inlet would be dangerous, but they nonetheless sent hundreds of men in 15 armed flatboats across the inlet supported by warships, artillery, and infantry. The Americans repelled the attack and defeated the British army of 3,000. Meanwhile, 435 American soldiers under Colonel William Moultrie held Fort Sullivan in a dramatic day-long battle against the British navy.
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Sullivan's Island, South Carolina · United States
