Battle of Mobley's Meeting House

The Battle of Mobley's Meeting House in June 1780 was an early Patriot militia success in the days immediately following the fall of Charleston, when British forces were attempting to establish control throughout South Carolina. Henry Hampton led a Patriot force that surprised a gathering of Loyalists at the Meeting House.

The attack scattered the Loyalist assembly before it could be organized into an effective military unit. Several prisoners were taken and the Loyalist force was dispersed. The engagement demonstrated that Patriot resistance in the South Carolina interior was immediate and aggressive despite the disaster at Charleston.

Mobley's Meeting House was one of several small Patriot actions in the summer of 1780 that, taken together, prevented the British from establishing complete control of the backcountry. Along with Huck's Defeat, Hanging Rock, and Musgrove Mill, it was part of the rising tide of resistance that culminated in the decisive victory at Kings Mountain in October.