The American Revolutionary War skirmish at Tearcoat Swamp was one of a series of battles in South Carolina which shaped the overall war effort. More American Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina than in any other American colony. The brief but very violent action had several significant results in that the Tory, or Loyalist, recruiting campaign in that area of South Carolina was temporarily nullified, Patriot morale was lifted, the British were forced to react to Patriot commander Francis Marion's actions, and Marion gained critical provisions without a single soldier lost. This series South Carolina Battles in the American Revolution is produced by Dr. Paul T. Carter and South Carolina Revolutionary War researcher and author C. Leon Harris, who has written a more detailed account of the skirmish at Academia.edu. That paper is located at https://www.academia.edu/115074584/FR...

The information for gun ownership comes from a meticulous 2005 study of 18th and 19th century probate records from two researchers at Northwestern University school of Law show that only 15 percent of households before 1790 owned guns and just 21 percent before 1830. By 1849 about 1/3 of households owned guns probably due to industry and the ability to manufacture firearms.

The data on the most Revolutionary War battles being fought in South Carolina comes from F. B. Heitman's "Historical Register of Officers in the Continental Army." Heitman's book is a free download at"
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

His alphabetical list of battles begins on p. 670 and chronological list on p. 678. And a very handy calendar of the war years follows.

Other video titles to date in this series are Cowpens: America’s ‘Most Perfect Battle’ and The Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation.

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