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James Ladson - "State Representative and state Senator. Delegate to South Carolina Convention to ratify Federal Constitution. Joined the South Carolina 1st Regiment on

1 May 1779, resigned 8 November 1779. Lt. Colonel in South Carolina Militia. Aide de Camp to General Lincoln during siege of Charleston

Born: 1753 Charleston South Carolina    Died: 30 Jan 1812

Buried at  Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Spouse: Judith Smith Ladson   1766 - 1820

Daughter: Charlotte Augusta Ladson Bee  1787 -1852" 

Lt. Col. James Ladson was Commander of Patriot Forces at skirmish of Salkehatchie River March 17 - 20 1780                      (Present day Colleton and Hampton County)

Salkehatchie Skirmish March 17 - 20, 1780

"Patriot Cdr: Lt. Col. James Ladson             British Cdr: Captain Abraham DePeyster

Killed:              3                                              Killed               3

Wounded:        5                                              Wounded         2

Captured:         4                                              Captured:        0

After Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton confiscated many horses in and around Beaufort, he passed through Jacksonborough on March 17th and met a small group of SC Militia on horseback - killing three, wounding one, and capturing one. This skirmish could be called the skirmish at Jacksonborough.

Also on March 17th, a British force, commanded by Capt. Abraham DePeyster, had detected a Patriot reconnaissance patrol, commanded by Lt. Col. James Ladson, some six miles to their front of their position. The patrol consisted of the Colleton County Regiment of Militia. The Patriots had been felling trees across the roads leading to the Saltketcher Ferry and destroying all of the boats along the river so that the British could not use them to cross the river. The British were ordered to pursue the militia, which they did.

On March 18th, Capt. DePeyster's troop reached the Salkehatchie River, where about eighty Patriot Militia under Lt. Col. Ladson had destroyed the bridge and occupied a tavern on the east bank in order to annoy the enemy advance. The British assigned part of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's Legion to return their fire and keep them occupied while the remainder of the advance guard forded the river further down, outflanked Lt. Col. Ladson's men, and attacked them from the rear. Several Patriot troops were shot or bayoneted; the rest fled.

Four Patriots were wounded, and of the British /Loyalist forces, Major Colin Graham and Major James Wright were wounded as well.

It took two days for the British forces to cross the Salkehatchie River using boats brought along the trek. A detachment of NY Volunteers was assigned to place the boats back onto carriages after their use. Snipers on the far shore, from Capt. William Sanders's Round O Company of the Colleton County Regiment, fired upon them. Three of the Loyalist detail were killed.

Known Patriot Participants                          Known British/Loyalist Participants

Colleton County Regiment of Militia                 Captain Abraham DePeyster

led by Lt. Col. James Ladson with

unknown number of men                                   Major Colin Graham

Capt. William Sanders -                                    Major James Wright"

Round O Company

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