Today in History: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

On this day (February 27) in 1776, American Revolutionaries won the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in North Carolina. When the Governor of North Carolina called on loyalists to raise a militia to meet a British expedition coming to the Carolinas, American Revolutionaries mustered to block them from reaching the governor. The two forces met at Moore’s Creek Bridge where the primarily Scottish-American loyalist force attempted to charge across the bridge armed only with swords. The revolutionaries responded with concentrated musket fire. Between thirty and fifty loyalists were killed, including their leader, and the force was scattered.