After their engagement that morning at Quinby's Bridge with Patriot troops, the British fortified their position at Shubrick's Plantation and awaited another attack by the Patriots. Late in the afternoon a large force, including troops from Sumter’s and Marion’s brigades, as well as Lt. Col. Henry Lee’s Legion, attacked.

The attack went well at first until Brigadier General Thomas Sumter’s troops ran out of ammunition and were about to be overrun by counter-attacking British troops. Brigadier General Francis Marion seeing this ordered his men to halt their advance and go to the aid of Brigadier General Sumter’s men. Feeling the sting from Brigadier General Marion’s Patriots, the British withdrew back to their fortified position thereby allowing Brigadier General Sumter’s men to retreat in safety. Without ammunition reserves most of the Patriots left the field of battle, allowing the British to safely fall back on Charlestown.

Since they did not have many bayonets, Lt. Col. Henry Lee (VA) and Brigadier General Francis Marion decided not to attack this position and to wait for Brigadier General Thomas Sumter to arrive with his artillery. Brigadier General Sumter did not arrive until after 3 p.m., allowing the British more time to strengthen their defenses. Brigadier General Sumter also did not bring along his artillery-he had left it behind so it would not slow him down.

Brigadier General Sumter seized command and decided to divide his total force into three sections and attack the plantation from different angles. He placed his own brigade in the center, where they had some protection from the plantation's slave buildings. Brigadier General Marion's brigade was ordered to advance on the right, across open fields with no cover except for a fence about fifty yards in front of the plantation. He protested, but Brigadier General Sumter ordered him to engage immediately. The cavalry under Lt. Col. Lee was placed in reserve.

Col. Thomas Taylor's riflemen reached the slave quarters and fired around the corners driving the British into the house. They only had seven rounds each at the beginning of the fight. Col. Taylor and forty-five (45) men rushed up to a fence enclosure on the left side of the house, not more than fifteen paces off the house. Each man screened himself behind a stout fencepost and as the British fired out a window they would fire at the enemy. Sometimes a ball would hit a man who would then bound up in his death agony and fall out the window.

When they exhausted their seven rounds, they were pushed away by Capt. John Skerret of the 19th Regiment of Foot, whose men had bayonets, while the Patriots did not. Brigadier General Marion's men rushed in to help them withdraw. Lt. Bates of the Camden Company of Mounted Militia was hit by five balls and killed. Brigadier General Marion's men suffered heavily.

Major John Baxter was knocked from his horse by a musket ball. He shouted to Lt. Col. Peter Horry, "I am wounded, colonel." Horry replied, "Think no more of it, Baxter, but stand to your post." Baxter shouted, "But I can't stand, I am wounded a second time!" Horry shot back, "Lie down then, Baxter, but quit not your post." Baxter was hit a third time and said, "They have shot me again, colonel, and if I stay any longer here, I shall be shot to pieces." Horry then said, "Be it so, Baxter, but stir not." Baxter obeyed, but he was hit a fourth time. Fifty of Brigadier General Marion's men were killed or wounded in this assault.

Col. Thomas Taylor found Brigadier General Thomas Sumter "sitting cooly under the shade of a tree." Taylor said, "Sir, I don't know why you sent me forward on a forlorn hope, promising to sustain me and failed to do so, unless you designed to sacrifice me. I will never serve another single hour under you," and then retired from Brigadier General Sumter's command.

The battle lasted for three hours and only ended when it was too dark to shoot. The darkness was a welcome relief to Brigadier General Marion's men since they too had run out of ammunition. Brigadier General Sumter had the men retreat three miles and to wait for Capt. Singleton and the artillery piece to arrive. That night, all but one hundred of Brigadier General Marion's men disgustedly rode home. The next day, Brigadier General Marion and Lt. Col. Henry Lee left Brigadier General Sumter's command, resolved never to fight under him again.

Brigadier General Sumter had to withdraw when Col. Francis, Lord Rawdon's column from Orangeburgh landed at Bonneau's Ferry four miles away. The Patriot's casualties for both Quinby's Bridge and Shubrick's Plantation were 30 killed and 30 wounded. The British casualties were six killed, 38 wounded, and 100 captured. The British also lost several wagons, a load of ammunition, and the baggage of the 19th Regiment of Foot. In the baggage was a chest containing 720 guineas, which Brigadier General Sumter divided up amongst his men. Of course, the rest of the South Carolina regiments learned of this and they were even more furious at Sumter, whose popularity was now at an all-time low.

* Casualty numbers include the battle at Quinby's Bridge and the battle at Shubrick's Plantation.

Brigadier General Thomas Sumter - Commanding Officer

Lee's Legion (VA) led by Lt. Col. Henry Lee with 300 men in the following known units:
- 1st Mounted Troop - Capt. James Armstrong
- 2nd Mounted Troop - Major Joseph Eggleston with Capt. Ferdinand O'Neal
- 3rd Mounted Troop - Major Michael Rudolph
- 4th Dismounted Troop - Capt. Allen McClane
- 5th Dismounted Troop - Capt. Henry Archer
- 6th Dismounted Troop - Lt. Edward Manning

SC 1st Brigade of Militia/State Troops led by Brigadier General Thomas Sumter with 225 men in the following known units:

SC 1st Regiment of State Dragoons (State Troops) led by Col. Wade Hampton with four (4) known companies, led by:
- Capt. William Alexander
- Capt. Peter Burns
- Capt. James Giles
- Capt. John Reed

SC 2nd Regiment of State Dragoons (State Troops) led by Col. Charles S. Myddleton with four (4) known companies, led by:
- Capt. Godfrey Adams
- Capt. Francis Moore
- Capt. William Reid
- Capt. Isaac Ross

Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons (Militia) led by Lt. Col. Henry Hampton, with three (3) known companies, led by:
- Capt. Jacob Barnett
- Capt. John Mills
- Capt. Robert Tate

Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons (State Troops) led by Lt. Col. William Polk with two (2) known companies, led by:
- Capt. Nathaniel Marshall Martin
- Capt. Samuel Martin

1st Spartan Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. John Thomas, Jr.and Major William Smith, with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. Philip Waters

Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons (State Troops) detachment led by Col. William Hill, with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. William McKinzie

SC 2nd Brigade of Militia/State Troops led by Brigadier General Francis Marion with 180 men in the following known units:

Berkeley County Regiment of Militia led by Col. Richard Richardson, Jr., Lt. Col. Hugh Horry, and Major John Gamble, with seven (6) known companies, led by:
- Capt. John Armstrong
- Capt. William Capers
- Capt. John Malone
- Capt. Robert McCottry
- Capt. William McCottry
- Capt. John Neilson
- Capt. Gavin Witherspoon

Horry's Light Dragoons (Militia) led by Lt. Col. Peter Horry, with five (5) known companies, led by:
- Capt. Garner Bachelor
- Capt. William Black
- Capt. Daniel Conyers
- Capt. James McCauley
- Capt. John Postell

Maham's Light Dragoons (Militia) detachment led by Lt. Col. Hezekiah Maham, with two (2) known companies, led by:
- Capt. John Simons (possibly killed at Quinby's)
- Capt. Jervais Henry Stevens

Georgetown District Regiment of Militia detachment led by Lt. Col. Alexander Swinton, with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. John Perry

Georgetown District Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. John Ervin, with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. William Gordon

Cheraws District Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. Lemuel Benton and Major Tristram Thomas, with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. Thomas Ellerbee

Kershaw Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. James Postell and Lt. Col. Frederick Kimball with one (1) known company, led by:
- Capt. John Brown

Kingstree Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. Archibald McDonald and Major John James, with unknown number of men

Upper Craven County Regiment of Militia detachment led by Lt. Col. Maurice Murphy and Major John Baxter, with unknown number of men

SC 3rd Brigade of Militia/State Troops detachments led by "Unknown" with the following units:

Camden District Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. Thomas Taylor with unknown number of men

Turkey Creek Regiment of Militia detachment led by Col. Edward Lacey, with three (3) known companies, led by:
- Capt. Samuel Adams
- Capt. Thomas Gill
- Capt. Philip Walker

Lt. Col. James Coates - Commanding Officer

19th Regiment of Foot with 600 men and the following known officers:
- Capt. Colin Campbell
- Capt. John Skerret

Royal Regiment of Artillery - 1 Field Howitzer

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