The Battle of Mask's Ferry took place on September 10, 1780, in Anson County, North Carolina. The battle was fought between Patriot troops under the command of Peter Hedrick and John Lopp and the Loyalist North Carolina militia commanded by John Kimbrough and Kenneth Saunders.https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_masks_ferry.html A Patriot scout by the name of Jared Cobia had discovered a Loyalist camp and reported it back to the Patriot command. A decision was made to attack the camp the following night on September 10.https://revolutionarywar.us/year-1780/ The loyalists were caught by surprise and after an intense engagement were forced to retreat.https://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles/1780-skirmish/#google_vignette 11 loyalists were captured and Kenneth Saunders was killed in action.https://ansonrecord.com/opinion/columns/1700/from-masks-ferry-to-stanbacks-ferry
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