Qualla: Battle of Lindley's Fort https://qualla.com/battle-of-lindley-s-fort 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 Lindley's Fort https://qualla.com/battle-of-lindley-s-fort Battle of Lindley's Fort: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-lindley-s-fort/ The attackers came painted. About 190 Loyalists and Cherokee warriors, the white men daubed in the same red and black as their allies, descended on a small stockade outside present-day Laurens on July 15, 1776. The painted Tories were the part that stuck in the memory of the fort's defenders - colonists adopting the warpaint of the people they were attacking with, blurring the lines the Revolutionary War was supposed to be drawing. Inside the stockade, 150 backcountry militiamen had arrived only the day before. The Battle of Lindley's Fort was about to test whether the South Carolina frontier could hold itself.

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]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/d/n/j/s/battle-of-lindley-s-fort-wp/dnjs-battle-of-lindleys-fort-the-backcountry-catches-fire.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Lindley's Fort: The Fort and the Sortie https://qualla.com/battle-of-lindley-s-fort/ The timing favored the attackers. A British fleet had been anchored off Charleston since early June, and Continental Army General Charles Lee was tied down defending the coast - he had just helped repulse the British attack on Sullivan's Island on June 28. No relief was coming fo...

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