Other names:

What:
Skirmish, 11 August 1776, *Maj. Andrew Pickens vs. Cherokee.

Where:
34.88565 -83.04774, Ring Fight Marker
34.88493 -83.05036, Ring Fight. Estimated location.

Maps: [map notes]

• 34.88565,-83.04774, Ring Fight Marker.
• ACME Mapper.
• National Map
• Google
  Confidence: 5

• 34.88493,-83.05036, Ring Fight. Estimated location (to be revised).
• ACME Mapper.
• National Map
• Google
  Confidence: 1

  Common Acme map of above. Marker: A, Ring Fight: B.

Sources:

• Barefoot (SC), p.154-155. "Near the junction" of SR-37-95 and SR-37-375.

• Oconee County highway map showing intersection of roads 37-95 and 37-375:

  

• NBBAS:One. P.161.

• Baxley, SCAR. Search for ring fight. 20 returns (through 9-2006), all relevant but most related to planned site visit.

• Cherokee Prayer Initiative:
  Cherokee Prayer Site Guide. Also found here. See site 49.
  

  X 55. Ring Fight Cheohee Valley
  8/10/1776- Near this town, Williamson's men ambushed in a "Ring Fight." Counter-attack led by Andrew Pickens. 16 Cherokees killed, 17 wounded, or 83 dead or wounded.

  Historical Notes on the Cherokee People, Linda Fulmer. Also see here.
  Sources (Bibliography).
  Search for fight.

  • CPI Map: Cherokee Towns on the Salem and Keowee River in Oconee County, SC. #55. Large. Apparently no serious effort to locate precise site.

• RevWar75   listing 8/11/1776 The Ring Fight. American victory.

Related sites:

Submitted by: Charles Baxley

Confidence level: 5/1