Record #:

16088

Author(s):

Higginbotham, Don

Abstract:

The first battle of the American Revolution within the state's boundaries occurred at Widow Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. No British troops were involved; rather it was a battle between patriots, also called Whigs, supporting American independence and loyalists, also called Tories, in favor of remaining under the crown's control. Patriots won the battle which discouraged British troops on the coast from landing on North Carolina soil.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Feb 1975, p10-11, il

Subject(s):

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