Record #:

22026

Author(s):

Graham, William A.

Abstract:

This article examines the Battle of Ramsaur's Mill, a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist forces during the Revolutionary War. On June 20, 1780 near present-day Lincolnton, 400 Patriot militiamen defeated 1,200 Loyalist militia in a battle that demoralized Loyalist forces throughout the Southern theater of war.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 4 Issue 2, June 1904, p5-23 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783