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On February 14, 1779, Patriot militia under Elijah Clarke, John Dooly, and Andrew Pickens routed a larger Loyalist force at Kettle Creek, killing commander James Boyd. The victory crippled backcountry Tory recruitment after Savannah's fall.
The Battle of Kettle Creek is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1930. 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 33.6911, -82.8858 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kettle Creek Battlefield (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Kettle Creek, 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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