Revolutionary+War+Battles

The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

Since John Harvey died in 1775, Cornelius Harnett and Richard Caswell led the province. The Provincial Congress created a loyal oath for everyone to take. They also made a list of soldiers to fight in the war and made paper money for everything. The province raised two groups of soldiers for General George Washington's Contineltal Army. North Carolina had militiamen. The militiamen were soldiers who fought in a battle in a short amount of time. The militiamen were sent to Virginia and South Carolina to fight the Tories. In the early 1776's, North Carolinias were arguing over the war against the Brittish. The Highlanders were marching toward Wilmington from Cross Creek. Colonel James Moore ordered several groups of militia to stop their march. About 20 miles from Wilmington, at Moore's Creek Bridge, the Tories were halted in their path. The militia soon began to shoot. Fifty or more men were killed and they soon began to retreat. Colonel Moore chased them and taking their artillery and money. The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge is celebrated in Southern colonies.

The Battle of New York

In 1776, the British were on their way to take control of the colonies. Their first target was New York. In their first attempt, the Brittish drove Washington and his fleet of soldiers off of Long Island and later from Harlem. Washington gathered his troops and retreated from the Brittish, and went to the White Plains. The Brittish then outmanuvered Washington and his troops once again. The militia and Washington then retreated to New Jersey.