▁tre k ▁that ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ra iding ▁some ▁military ▁stores , ▁although ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁target ed ▁supplies ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁sent ▁off ▁to ▁N ath ana el ▁Gre ene ' s ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ; ▁Tar leton ▁returned ▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Francisco ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁several ▁units ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁striking ▁figure , ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁six ▁feet ▁six ▁inches ▁( about ▁ 1 9 8   cm ) ▁and ▁over ▁, ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁strength . ▁In ▁the ▁northern ▁campaign s , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁at ▁Brand yw ine ▁and ▁Mon mouth ▁Court ▁House , ▁and ▁supposed ly ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St ony ▁Point . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁army ▁under ▁General ▁Gre ene , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁killed ▁ 1 1 ▁men ▁during ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gu il ford ▁Cour th ouse . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁injured ▁in ▁that ▁battle , ▁and ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Buck ingham , ▁Virginia ▁to ▁recuper ate . ▁ ▁Sk irm ish ▁The ▁only ▁documented ▁primary ▁sources ▁for ▁this ▁action ▁origin ate ▁with ▁Peter ▁Francisco ▁himself . ▁One ▁source ▁is ▁Francisco ' s ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁for ▁financial ▁support . ▁ ▁His ▁request ▁was ▁rejected ▁on