Tom McCall of Elberton. The battle at Kettle Creek occurred Feb. 14, 1779, where about 350 Patriot soldiers led by Col. Andrew Pickens of South Carolina fought against 700 Loyalists. The Patriots ...

WASHINGTON, Ga. - On Wednesday, May 29, Congressman Jody Hice (R-GA) hosted National Park Service Acting Director Dan Smith for a tour of the Kettle Creek Battlefield, the site of the only ...

It was also a prelude to the more prominent battle of Kettle Creek, where the same patriot fighters who attacked the fort went on to ambush and decimate an advancing British force of roughly 800 men.

James Boyd, who later was killed at Kettle Creek. Dwight Tabor, who is a descendant of James Little, one of the Patriot officers at Vann’s Creek, also may attend the ceremony, Wilson said.

It was also a prelude to the more prominent battle of Kettle Creek, where the same patriot fighters who attacked the fort went on to ambush and decimate an advancing British force of roughly 800 men.