Qualla: Battle of Colson's Mill https://qualla.com/battle-of-colson-s-mill en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Colson's Mill https://qualla.com/battle-of-colson-s-mill Battle of Colson's Mill: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-colson-s-mill/ Colonel William Lee Davidson was the only man in uniform on the Patriot side that day, and the Loyalist marksmen noticed. A bullet caught him in the gut as his men were still trying to surround the farm at Colson's Mill, near the place where the Rocky River runs into the Pee Dee in present-day Stanly County, North Carolina. Davidson went down. His men did not falter. Colonel Francis Locke took command, the Loyalists scattered, and a battle that lasted minutes ended up costing Lord Cornwallis the auxiliary force he had spent months trying to build.

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