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	'''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.		'''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.
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	== History of Fort Granby ==		== 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 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.
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	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.		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.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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.
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'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 713-714.

'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/sc-north.html#gran North American Forts - Fort Granby]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Granby Wikipedia - Fort Granby]
* [http://www.cityofcayce-sc.gov/museum.asp City of Cayce - Cayce Historical Museum complex]
* [http://gaz.jrshelby.com/fortgranby.htm Global Gazetteer of the American Revolution - Fort Ganby]

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