The majority of the British soldiers who took part in the Battle of Monck 's Corner were Loyalist troops raised from the colony of South Carolina .
A detachment of the 17th Light Dragoons under Capt .
The majority of the British soldiers who took part in the Battle of Monck 's Corner were Loyalist troops raised from the colony of South Carolina , although a detachment of the 17th Light Dragoons under Capt .