Eutaw Springs, Battle

of, September 8, 1781. Shortly after the capture of Ninety-Six, Greene moved upon the British so secretly they were not aware of his presence. At Eutaw Springs he came upon them. At 4 A.M. on September 8, Greene attacked the British in his usual order. The militia in the first line under Marion and Pickens did gallant service and was supported by the regulars in the second line. A bayonet charge followed, the British were routed and many fell or were made prisoners. A little later the retreating British took shelter in a brick house. Greene’s artillery was brought to bear up on it in vain. The gunners were shot and the pieces captured. A cavalry charge by Colonel Washington was repulsed and that officer was taken prisoner. Thus there were two engagements, In the first Greene won a brilliant victory, in the second he lost many of his best men. The total American lo was 554, that of the British 1,000. Again a tactical defeat, proved to the Americans a strategic victory. In the course of the night the British retreated to Charleston in such haste as to leave their wounded.