📜 Notes
Promoted to Major 9/16/1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel in Jan 1780 and Commander of SC 5th Regiment. Regiment disbanded in February 1780, he was sent home. After Fall of Charleston, went to NC with Marion in July 1780. In Col. Archibald McDonald's Kingstree Regiment 1780-1781 while McDonald was awaiting exchange. Feb. 16, 1781, ordered to create his own battalion of Light Horse units from five existing regiments - called Horry's Light Dragoons. Wounded at the battle of Eutaw Springs. Oct. 1781, Marion authorized to raise two new regiments of SC State Troops, Horry commanded the SC 4th Regiment of State Dragoons. In March of 1782, this unit was disbanded due to heavy losses at the battles of Wambaw Bridge and Tidyman's Plantation, and the few men left were transferred to Maham's SC 3rd Regiment of State Dragoons. Lt. Col. Peter Horry was given command of Georgetown, but he soon resigned for good and went home.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Tearcoat Swamp, White's Plantation, Allston's Plantation, Halfway Swamp #1, Georgetown #4, Black River Ferry Road, Waccamaw Neck, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp, Black River Bridge, Sampit Bridge #1, Sampit Bridge #2, Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte, Biggin's Creek Bridge, Wadboo Bridge #2, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Godfrey's Savannah, Parker's Ferry #2, Eutaw Springs, Tidyman's Plantation
