In this state, militia colonels Alexander Lillington and Richard Caswell defeated General Donald McDonald's Scottish Highlanders at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776.
In this state, militia colonels Alexander Lillington and Richard Caswell defeated General Donald McDonald's Scottish Highlanders at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776. The first incorporated town in this state was Bath, which was the headquarters for (+) Edward Teach, and its first capital was located in New Bern. The first armed American resistance to the Stamp Act took place in this state at Wilmington in November, 1765. Governor William Tryon was victorious in the Battle of Alamance in this state in 1771, which quashed the (*) Regulator Rebellion. For 10 points, name this state that was the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the American Revolution.
In this state, militia colonels Alexander Lillington and Richard Caswell defeated General Donald McDonald's Scottish Highlanders at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776.
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