Redcoats on the Cape Fear : the revolutionary war in southeastern North Carolina

Redcoats on the Cape Fear : the revolutionary war in southeastern North Carolina

Redcoats on the river

Rev. ed.

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.

viii, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

975.603 D919 2012

(OCoLC)761851446

First published in 2008 under title: Redcoats on the river.
Based on more than 100 eyewitness accounts and other primary sources, this volume chronicles the story of Wilmington and Lower Cape Fear during the Revolution--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.
Contents: The people and the land -- The road to war -- Wilmington prepares -- Moores Creek -- British on the Cape Fear -- The war broadens, 1777-80 -- The British return -- British occupation -- Civil war -- Evacuation and revenge -- Aftermath -- Appendix A. Historic sites -- Appendix B. Prisoners on the British Forbay -- Appendix C. Halifax resolves -- Appendix D. Order of battle, Moores Creek, 1776 -- Appendix E. British order of battle, 1781 -- Appendix F. Revolutionary war battles and military actions in North Carolina.
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