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On February 14, 1779, Patriot militia under Pickens, Dooly, and Clarke surprised and routed a larger Loyalist force at this bend in flooded Kettle Creek. The fight, in which Loyalist Colonel Boyd was killed, was a pivotal Patriot victory in backcountry Georgia.
Battle of Kettle Creek is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6908, -82.8859 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of Kettle Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kettle Creek Battlefield, Phillips Mill Cemetery, and Phillips Mills Baptist Church.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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