Charlotte

Primary Sources, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) August 19, 2019 August 18, 2019

Cornwallis Quits Charlotte, Abandoning the Autumn Campaign of 1780

by Ian Saberton

This article is a companion piece to one of mine that appeared in this journal on July 18, 2017. Beginning with the start of the…

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Places October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013

Commemorating the Battle of Charlotte

by Scott Syfert

Thursday, September 26, 2013, represented the 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Charlotte, a small but important skirmish between local Carolina militia and the…

Politics During the War (1775-1783) March 13, 2013 August 28, 2016

“Horrid and Treasonable”

by Scott Syfert

In late May 1775, the Scots-Irish settlers of remote Mecklenburg County, in the Carolina backcountry, received news by express messenger of the Battles of…

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