The Battle of Huck's Defeat was a significant turning point for the back country during the American Revolution. Early on the morning of July 12, a battle was fought near the home of Col. William Bratton in York County, South Carolina, which was to have far-reaching consequences for the Patriot cause. This engagement is known as the Battle of Williamson's Plantation or, more popularly, simply as "Huck's Defeat."
In the spring and summer of 1780, the Revolutionary War moved full force to the area between the Broad and Catawba Rivers now known as York and Chester Counties.
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