✦ History

Part of American Revolutionary War

Battle of Sullivan's Island

June 28, 1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island

Result South Carolinian victory

The palmetto fort on Sullivan's Island beat off Sir Peter Parker's squadron and saved Charleston for four years.

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American

British

United States
Great Britain
Henry Clinton military commander Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
2,200
Killed
91
Wounded
170

Units

Continental Army
Parker's squadron

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