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4 unusual facts about Siege of Ninety-Six


Siege of Ninety-Six

The British outpost at Ninety Six was garrisoned by 550 experienced Loyalists formed into Provincial regiments (regular army troops that had been recruited from Loyalists in New York, New Jersey, and South Carolina) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger.

Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia

He rescued the Rawdon Loyalists from being killed by American Patriots in the Siege of Ninety-Six, South Carolina during the American Revolution.

Some of the troops that assisted Lord Rawdon in the Siege of Ninety-Six were from the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) as well as the 2nd American Regiment.

One of the most prominent Loyalists to survive the Siege of Ninety-Six to settle Rawdon was Captain John Bond.



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