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During the American Revolution, the British seized and fortified the mansion of Rebecca Brewton Motte at Mount Joseph plantation along the Congaree River. The fortified mansion became known as Fort Motte. On May 12, 1781, patriots led by General Francis Marion and Colonel Henry Lee forced the British and Loyalist occupants to surrender by setting the mansionÍs roof ablaze with Rebecca MotteÍs consent.
