April 14. What followed quickly became a rout. According to Tarleton, "The Americans were completely surprised, General Huger, Colonels Washington and Jamieson, with many officers and men, fled on foot to the swamps.." American casualties included 14 killed, 19 wounded and 64 captured. The biggest prize was the capture of the horses belonging to the American officers and cavalry. Aftermath Tarleton's reputation for swift surprise attacks started with this first major victory of his in the South. Following the battle, some of Tarleton's Legion dragoons went on a rampage as documented by Charles Stedman, including the killing of the Pulaski Horse commander Vernier after he had asked for quarter, and "attempts to ravish several ladies" at the Colleton plantation. Maj. Patrick Ferguson was offended by these acts, and Webster had the perpetrators sent back to the main army camp outside Charleston, where they were "tried and whipped." Some of the scattered remnants of Huger's force made their way north and east. They eventually regrouped under Colonel Anthony Walton White, but were again scattered by Tarleton at Lenud's Ferry on May 6. Lincoln was forced to surrender Charleston and more than 5,000 Continental Army troops on May 12. It was the worst American loss of the war. The United States Army did not suffer a loss of similar size until the Battle of Harper's Ferry during the American Civil War. References Sources Ward, Christopher. The War of the Revolution. 1952. Wilson, David. The Southern Strategy. University of South Carolina Press. 2005. Conflicts in 1780 Battles involving the United States Battles involving Great Britain Monck's Corner Berkeley County, South Carolina Monck's Corner 1780 in South Carolina