Fort Granby

Fort Granby (1780-1781) - A British Revolutionary War fort first established in 1780 at the house of James Cayce in present day Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina. Named Fort Granby after the then village of Granby. Captured by Patriot forces in 1781 and then abandoned as a fortification. History of Fort Granby The two story 1770 home of James Cayce was appropriated by the British during the Revolutionary War and fortified as Fort Granby. The British added a square earthworks redoubt around the house that included bastions, strong parapets and a surrounding ditch with an abatis. The British garrisoned the fort with some 350 men (mostly loyalists) commanded by Major Andrew Maxwell. Patriot forces under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee III (Light-Horse Harry) captured the fort on 15 May 1781. Current Status Within the Cayce Historical Museum complex is a replica of the original Grandby trading post building. This complex is not on the original site. Archeological remains only on the site. Location: Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina. Maps & Images Lat: 33.97074 Long: -81.05015 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 713-714. Links: North American Forts - Fort Granby Wikipedia - Fort Granby City of Cayce - Cayce Historical Museum complex Global Gazetteer of the American Revolution - Fort Ganby Visited: No