Battle of Alamance

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The Battle of Alamance was a 1771 armed clash in colonial North Carolina between backcountry Regulators and the royal governor’s militia, often considered a precursor to the American Revolutionary War.

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instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aftermath migration of some defeated Regulators westward ⓘ
new oaths of allegiance imposed on backcountry residents ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Alamance Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Alamance
armedForcesStrengthRegulators several thousand poorly armed backcountry farmers ⓘ
armedForcesStrengthRoyalMilitia approximately 1,000 well-armed militia and regulars ⓘ
belligerentOutcome defeat of the Regulators ⓘ
casualties dozens killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ
cause backcountry grievances over taxation and fees ⓘ
resentment of corrupt sheriffs and court officers ⓘ
combatant North Carolina Regulators ⓘ
Royal Governor’s militia of North Carolina ⓘ
commander Herman Husband ⓘ
James Hunter ⓘ
William Tryon ⓘ
conflictIn North Carolina history ⓘ
conflictType colonial insurrection suppression ⓘ
coordinate 36.020°N 79.519°W ⓘ
countryAtTime Province of North Carolina ⓘ
date 1771-05-16 ⓘ
duration single-day engagement ⓘ
governingAuthorityAtTime British Crown ⓘ
hasEffect execution and punishment of Regulator leaders ⓘ
increased tensions between colonists and royal authorities ⓘ
suppression of the Regulator Movement ⓘ
historicalEra Colonial America ⓘ
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
legacy symbol of resistance in North Carolina historical memory ⓘ
location Alamance County, North Carolina ⓘ
Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
memorial Alamance Battleground State Historic Site ⓘ
partOf Regulator Movement ⓘ
pre-Revolutionary colonial unrest in British America ⓘ
precededBy Regulator protests against corrupt local officials ⓘ
provinceGovernor William Tryon ⓘ
relatedEvent American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Regulator Movement ⓘ
result decisive victory for royal governor’s forces ⓘ
significance early example of armed resistance to British colonial authority in North America ⓘ
often considered a precursor to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
stateHistoricSiteManagedBy North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites ⓘ
weaponUsed cannon ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
year 1771 ⓘ

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Regulator Movement → significantEvent → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
Alamance County, North Carolina → namedAfter → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
Alamance County, North Carolina → historicalEvent → Battle of Alamance (1771) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Alamance
William Tryon → notableEvent → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
subject linked to: Governor William Tryon
Battle of Alamance → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Alamance Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Alamance
Great Alamance Creek → historicalEvent → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
North Carolina Regulators → significantEvent → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
North Carolina Regulators → conflict → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
War of the Regulation → notableEvent → Battle of Alamance ⓘ
War of the Regulation → finalBattle → Battle of Alamance ⓘ