1781 1782 1783 The Battle of James Island was a minor engagement on November 14, 1782, just outside Charleston, South Carolina, between American and British forces.

[2] The British, after receiving reinforcements, numbered more than 300 soldiers and vastly outnumbered the Americans.

[2] [3] In addition to Wilmont, William Smith, an enslaved African American who assisted Patriot troops during the battle, was taken captive by British forces and subsequently died in captivity.

The British would soon withdraw from the Americas, marking the end of the American Revolutionary War.

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