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.

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.

Moores Creek National Battlefield

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