Battery Jasper

Historical marker location:

Sullivans Island, South Carolina

( Marker is on Poe Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

1898-1943.

The first American military victory of the Revolutionary War took place in South Carolina. In 1775, a small group of American patriots led by William Moultrie successfully defended Fort Sullivan (now Fort Moultrie) on Sullivan's Island from a British attack. The victory prevented the British from gaining control of Charleston Harbor and gave a boost to the American cause.