militia detachment led by Lt. Col. Robert Ralston with two known companies Caswell County Regiment of the North Carolina militia detachment led by Col. William Moore, with five known companies Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina militia detachment of two known companies British and Loyalist The British and Loyalist forces of about 1,000 men were under the command of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. Units included: British Legion, led by Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, with 75 men 33rd Regiment of Foot led by Lt. Col. James Webster, Capt. James Campbell, with 234 officers & men III Feld Jäger Regiment Anspach-Beyreuth detachment of 97 men led by Capt. Friedrich Wilhelm von Röder 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) detachment of 258 men in two known companies, led by: 71st Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders), 2nd Battalion detachment led by Capt. Dugald Stuart, with unknown number of men Brigade of Guards led by Lt. Col. John Goodricke, with 200 men in three (3) known companies Royal Regiment of Artillery, 3rd Battalion, Number 1 Company, led by Lt. John MacLeod with two 3-pounders and two 6-pounders Battle Williams was alerted to Tarleton's approach, and managed to withdraw most of his men across the ford, where they established a defensive line. Tarleton's men then drove the last of Williams' light infantry across the river. Tarleton sent a company of men from the 23rd Regiment under James Webster to storm across the ford. Williams' riflemen were ordered to target the officer, and Henry Lee reported that they "discharged their rifles at him, one by one", but "himself and horse were untouched". The British eventually succeeded in crossing the creek, and after several miles of pursuit, Tarleton gave up the chase and rejoined the main army. Aftermath Williams and his men rejoined Greene's army, which, following the arrival of 2,500 reinforcements, prepared to meet Cornwallis near Guilford County, North Carolina, where the key Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15. References William S. Powell, ed., Encyclopedia of North Carolina History (2006) William H. Hoyt, ed., Papers of Archibald D. Murphey, II, 289-294 Henry Lee, Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States (1827) Walter Clark, ed., State Records of North Carolina, XVII, 1000-1001 David Schenck, North Carolina, 1780-1781 (1889) John Buchanan, The Road to Guilford Courthouse (1997) GIS Conflicts in 1781 1781 in the United States Battles involving the