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North Carolina Patriot victory Battle of Haw River: February 24, 1781: North Carolina: American victory Battle of Wetzell's Mill: March 6, 1781: North Carolina: British victory Siege of Pensacola: March 9-May 8, 1781: West Florida: American-Spanish victory Battle of Guilford Court House: March 15, 1781: North Carolina: British victory Battle of ...
Pages in category "Battles of the American Revolutionary War in North Carolina" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The North Carolina Brigade was commanded by Brigadier General Francis Nash on October 4, 1777 in the Philadelphia Campaign at the Battle of Germantown, where he was mortally wounded. (Note: The term North Carolina Line may refer to this North Carolina Battalion.) [ 3 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
The 10th North Carolina Regiment was authorized on 17 April 1777, as a unit of the North Carolina State Troops named Sheppard's Regiment.The regiment was organized from 19 April to 1 July 1777, at Kinston, North Carolina by men from the northeastern region of the state of North Carolina and was adopted and assigned to the main Continental Army on 17 June 1777, as Sheppard's Additional ...
April 7 – The first session of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 meet in New Bern, North Carolina. April 13 – American Revolutionary War : Battle of Bound Brook : A British and Hessian force led by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis surprises a Continental Army outpost in New Jersey commanded by Major General Benjamin Lincoln .
In 1777 the 1st North Carolina saw action at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and it was present at White Marsh. Still led by Clark, it fought at Monmouth in June 1778. The North Carolina Brigade marched south under the command of James Hogun and arrived at Charlestown, South Carolina in March 1780.
The 7th Regiment was initially assigned to the Southern Department but in February 1777 the unit transferred to George Washington's main army. In July 1777, the regiment was assigned to the North Carolina Brigade which was led by Francis Nash. All the North Carolina regiments were badly understrength, with only two mustering over 200 men.
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.