Revoluntionary War Battles The Battle of Moore's Creek After the death of John Harvey, the leaders Cornileus Harnett and Richared Caswell led the province. The Provincial Congress created a loyalty oath. It was authorized for soldiers to fight in the war. They also issued paper money to pay for everything. They raised two regiments for George Washington's Continental Army. James Moore and Robert Howe of Brunswick commanded the regiments. North Carolina miltiamen were sent into South Carolina and Virgina to fight the Tories. By 1776, North Carolinians were fighting each other about the war against the British. Even when Govenor Martin fled, he encouraged the Highland Scots to join the British invasion. John Moore commanded his militia to cut the Highland Scots and the British off. At Moore's Creek Bridge, the Whig forces blocked the Tories' path. The removed planks and greased the support beams. More than fifty Highlanders were shot trying get across the bridge. They soon fled, but Colonel James Moore followed them and seized their money and arms.
The Siege of Boston The siege began on April 19 after the battles of Lexington and Concord, when the militia from many Massachusetts communities surrounded Boston and blocked land access to the then-peninsular town, limiting British resupply to naval operations. The Continental Congress chose to adopt the militia and form the Continental Army, and unanimously elected George Washington as its Commander in Chief. In June 1775, the British seized Bunker and Breeds Hills, but the casualties they suffered were so heavy that they could not break the siege. For the rest of the siege, there was little action other than occasional raids, minor skirmishes, and sniper fire. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege. In November 1775, General Washington sent a 25 year-old bookseller-turned-soldier named Henry Knox to bring heavy artillery that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. In a technically complex and demanding operation, Knox brought many cannons to the Boston area in January 1776. In March 1776, these artillery were used to fortify Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston and its harbor and threatening the British naval supply lifeline. The British commander William Howe, realizing he could no longer hold the town, chose to evacuate it. He withdrew the British forces, departing on March 17 (celebrated today as Evacuation Day) for Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Battle of Moore's Creek
After the death of John Harvey, the leaders Cornileus Harnett and Richared Caswell led the province. The Provincial Congress created a loyalty oath. It was authorized for soldiers to fight in the war. They also issued paper money to pay for everything. They raised two regiments for George Washington's Continental Army. James Moore and Robert Howe of Brunswick commanded the regiments. North Carolina miltiamen were sent into South Carolina and Virgina to fight the Tories. By 1776, North Carolinians were fighting each other about the war against the British. Even when Govenor Martin fled, he encouraged the Highland Scots to join the British invasion. John Moore commanded his militia to cut the Highland Scots and the British off. At Moore's Creek Bridge, the Whig forces blocked the Tories' path. The removed planks and greased the support beams. More than fifty Highlanders were shot trying get across the bridge. They soon fled, but Colonel James Moore followed them and seized their money and arms.
The Siege of Boston
The siege began on April 19 after the battles of Lexington and Concord, when the militia from many Massachusetts communities surrounded Boston and blocked land access to the then-peninsular town, limiting British resupply to naval operations. The Continental Congress chose to adopt the militia and form the Continental Army, and unanimously elected George Washington as its Commander in Chief. In June 1775, the British seized Bunker and Breeds Hills, but the casualties they suffered were so heavy that they could not break the siege. For the rest of the siege, there was little action other than occasional raids, minor skirmishes, and sniper fire. Both sides had to deal with resource supply and personnel issues over the course of the siege.
In November 1775, General Washington sent a 25 year-old bookseller-turned-soldier named Henry Knox to bring heavy artillery that had been captured at Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. In a technically complex and demanding operation, Knox brought many cannons to the Boston area in January 1776. In March 1776, these artillery were used to fortify Dorchester Heights, overlooking Boston and its harbor and threatening the British naval supply lifeline. The British commander William Howe, realizing he could no longer hold the town, chose to evacuate it. He withdrew the British forces, departing on March 17 (celebrated today as Evacuation Day) for Halifax, Nova Scotia