Question

12. A slave who fought in the ga militia against the british during the revolutionary war and is believed to have been the only black soldier to participate in the battle of kettle creek.

Answer 1

Austin Dabney (1765-1830) was a slave who fought under Elijah Clarke during the Battle of Kettle Creek. Dabney served in the place of his master Richard Aycock, who used Dabney as a substitute in order not to fight himself. Dabney is thought to be the only African American who fought at the Battle of Kettle Creek