By decade
The engagements fought in South Carolina, by decade.
Where these engagements were fought
All 12 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.
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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.
Notable engagements
| Engagement | Year | Outcome | Forces or losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefebvre's Charles Town expedition | 1706 | English victory | England; Province of Carolina: Unknown |
| Battle of Salkehatchie (Saltcatchers) | 1715 | ~24 each side | |
| Battle of Salkehatchie | 1715 | ~24 each side | |
| Ambush of Captain Barker | 1715 | 26 killed | |
| Fight at the Edisto River | 1739 | 23 whites, 47 slaves killed | |
| Stono Rebellion | 1739 | 25 colonists and 35-50 slaves killed | |
| Pocotaligo Massacre | 1715 | 4 of 6 SC delegation killed (Nairne, Wright, Warner, Bray) | |
| Raid on Saint Bartholomew's Parish | 1715 | 100+ killed | |
| Schenckingh's plantation massacre | 1715 | 19 killed | |
| Battle of the Ponds | 1715 | 70 militia |
Plus 2 further documented engagements in the South Carolina record.
By conflict
Yamasee War
The 1715-1717 war that nearly destroyed South Carolina, from the Pocotaligo massacre to the fighting at Salkehatchie and the Ponds.
8 ENGAGEMENTS →
Queen Anne's War
The North American front of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713: the raid on Deerfield, the Northeast Coast raids, and Moore's destruction of the Florida missions.
2 ENGAGEMENTS →
Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).