On February 27, 1776, North Carolina Patriots turned back the charging troops loyal to England’s King George. With the Loyalists in retreat, the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge is considered by ...
Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of ...
His two main arguments are that the Patriots, not the British, were primarily responsible for burning Norfolk in early 1776 and that British emancipation of enslaved people in late 1775 and early ...