general thomas gage was the leader of the small american militia force in lexington.
who was the leader of the small american militia force in lexington?
general thomas gage
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on august 1, cameron and the cherokee ambushed andrew williamson and his south carolina militia force near the lower cherokee town of isunigu known to whites as seneca, in the battle of twelve mile creek. the south carolina militia retreated and later joined up with the militia force of andrew pickens. the next day, august 2, the joint militia force bivouacked, and pickens led a party of 25 to forage for food and firewood. in what is known as the ring fight, 200 cherokee surrounded and attacked the party, which withdrew into a ring and were able to hold their attackers at bay until reinforcements arrived. pickens and his militia defeated the cherokee on the tugaloo river in the battle of tugaloo, which they then burned on august 10. on august 12, williamson and pickens defeated the cherokee at the battle of tamassee. with this, they had completed their destruction of the lower towns, keowee, estatoe, seneca, and the rest. afterwards, they proceeded north to meet up with the north carolina militia of griffith rutherford.
cherokee–american wars