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Fort Sullivan
William Moultrie, Commanding Officer
Armament
26 guns
2nd S.C. Regiment
4th S.C. Regiment detachment
413 officers and men
22 officers and men
Total Men in Arms
425 officers and men



North End of Sullivan's Island
William Thomson, Commanding Officer
3rd S.C. (Rangers)
N.C. Continentals
S.C. Militia
Allston's Raccoon Company
300 officers and men
200 officers and men
200 officers and men
50 officers and men
Total Men in Arms 750 officers and men

British Forces



Royal Navy
Sir Peter Parker, Commanding Officer
Bristol
Experiment
Active
Solebay
Acteon
Syren
Sphynx
Friendship
Ranger
Thunder
St. Lawrence

50 guns
50 guns
28 guns
28 guns
28 guns
28 guns
20 guns
22 guns
8 guns
bombship
Total armament 262 guns


Land Force
Sir Henry Clinton, Commanding Officer
Army
Royal Marines
2,200 officers and men
600-700 officers and men
Total Men in Arms ca. 2,900 officers and men


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