Battle of Hanging Rock

1780 CE.

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The Battle of Hanging Rock took place on August 6, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot and Loyalist troops. It was part of a campaign by militia General Thomas Sumter to harass or destroy British and Loyalist outposts in the South Carolina back-country that had been established after the fall of Charleston in May 1780. Future President Andrew Jackson (aged 13) and his brother Robert partook in the battle. In 2026, the Hanging Rock Revolutionary War Battlefield was listed in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual "America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" due to lack of protections and expanding real estate development in the area.

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