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Brigadier-General Andrew Williamson (c. 1730–1786) was a Scottish-born trader, planter, and military officer. Serving in the South Carolina Militia, rising to be commissioned as brigadier general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence.
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Mar 28, 2019 · Andrew Williamson is a little known Patriot leader who took charge in the first battle of the American Revolution that took place in the South. Although the Battle of Fort Williamson was a minor engagement, it set Andrew on a path to help the Americans achieve victory.
In South Carolina, Maj. Andrew Williamson marched his army to burn 13 Cherokee towns before joining Rutherford’s forces in North Carolina to burn 23 more towns. The armies destroyed thousands of bushels of corn and other crops.
Andrew Williamson (c. 1730-1786) was a commanding officer in the South Carolina backcountry militia from the inception of the war until the fall of Charleston on May 12, 1780.
Andrew Williamson was a fascinating and very controversial character in South Carolina Revolutionary history. He was loved by his many supporters and reviled by his many enemies. He was called the “Benedict Arnold of South Carolina” for laying down his arms in June 1780 and taking British protection.
Andrew Williamson was a commanding officer in the South Carolina backcountry militia, who led numerous campaigns against Loyalists and Cherokee, who in 1776 had launched an attack against frontier settlements across a front from Tennessee to central South Carolina.
