Ambush at Half-Way Swamp

During the American Revolution, in December 1780, more than 750 recently arrived British fusiliers marched from Nelson’s Ferry on the Santee River, joined by Major McLeroth’s British troops from Moncks Corner as an escort to Camden. General Marion’s Brigade hid in ambush positions in the swamp near Fludd’s Mill, now Elliott’s Mill Pond, on River Road, and began picking off the British. This harassment led to the major’s flag of truce and another bit of history and another mural.

Manning, South Carolina · United States