McCormick County · Marker 33-07
Battle of Long Cane
Intersection of S.C. Hwy. 28 & S.C. Sec. Rd. 33-38, near McCormick County-Abbeville County line, NE of Willington
Front inscription
About four miles southeast is the site of the American Revolutionary Battle of Long Cane. On December 12, 1780, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Allen and a British force of 400-500 men defeated Colonel Elijah Clarke and 100 Americans, an advance detachment of a Patriot force commanded by Colonel Benjamin Few.