Cannon on a hill on a winter day. American flag to the left of the cannon — Mother Covington NPS Photo

Moores Creek National Battlefield

National Historic Site · North Carolina · National Park Service

In the early morning hours of February 27, 1776, Loyalist forces charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge. Beyond the bridge, nearly 1,000 North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This battle marked the last broadsword charge by Scottish Highlanders and the first significant victory for the Patriots in the American Revolution.

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