Snow Campaign

Snow Campaign
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; General Richard Richardson
Date	November–December 1775
Location	Appalachian Mountains, South Carolina
Result	Patriot victory
Belligerents
South Carolina; North Carolina; Georgia Patriots	South Carolina Loyalists
Commanders and leaders
Andrew Williamson; Richard Richardson; William Thomson	Patrick Cuningham; Thomas Fletchall
Strength
5,000 men (peak size)	400 men (peak size)
Casualties and losses
unknown	6 killed, 130 captured

The Snow Campaign was one of the first major military operations of the American Revolutionary War in the southern colonies. An army of up to 3,000 Patriot militia under Colonel Richard Richardson marched against Loyalist recruiting centers in South Carolina, flushing them out and frustrating attempts by the Loyalists to organize. The Patriot expedition became known as the Snow Campaign due to heavy snowfall in the later stages of the campaign.

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