Captain Logan was among his slain; and Captain Mouzon and Lieut.

Scott so severely wounded as to be unfit for future service.
The force of the Tories was almost twice as great as that of the Whigs.
They lost their commander, and left nearly half their number, killed and wounded, on the ground.

But for the alarm given by the tread of Marion's horses, while crossing the neighboring bridge, the Tories would most probably have been surprised.

At any rate, the affair would have been settled without subjecting the brigade to the severe loss which it sustained.

After this event Marion adopted the precaution, whenever about to cross a bridge by night, with an enemy near, to cover the planks with the blankets of his men.