Lisenby Speaks to the Fall Line Chapter

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The Fall Line Chapter Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting, Thursday, September 13, 2022, at the Chamber of Commerce in Sandersville at 7:00 p.m. with President Sandy Mercer presiding, and ten members in attendance. The program for the evening was presented by Mike Lisenby who held a presentation on the Battle of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. This battle was successfully won by Charleston's recruit artillerymen against a powerful British Royal Navy Squadron on the 28th of June 1776. The Royal Navy had 274 cannons and two mortars mounted on 10 British warships and 30 transports carrying their 2,500 troops. The British Navy was commanded by Commodore Sir Peter Parker and the British troops were commanded by Major-General Sir Henry Clinton. The American forces had 6,500 troops commanded by Colonel William Moultrie. During the battle, the fort was struck by several thousand cannon balls, but the palmetto trunks used in the structure absorbed the shock of the strikes and the fort's structure remained intact. The American gunners were protected by the sixteen-foot-thick sand and timber walls and suffered few casualties. American's casualties were 17 dead and 20 wounded. 7,000 British cannon balls were collected on Sullivan's Island after the battle. After Lisenby’s presentation, Dual member Dess Smith III presented the Fall Line Chapter with three streamers from three different Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution events.