Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia

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The Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia was a Revolutionary War-era local military unit from Wilkes County that fought for the American cause, notably under officers such as Benjamin Cleveland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War military unit ⓘ
North Carolina militia unit ⓘ
militia regiment ⓘ
activeDuring circa 1777–1783 ⓘ
allegiance State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina

United States (Continental cause) ⓘ
associatedWith Overmountain Men ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
engagement Battle of Big Glades ⓘ
Battle of Colson’s Mill ⓘ
Battle of Cowpens ⓘ
Battle of Guilford Courthouse ⓘ
Battle of Kings Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Musgrove Mill ⓘ
Battle of New Garden Meeting House ⓘ
Battle of Ramsour’s Mill ⓘ
campaigns against Cherokee-allied forces ⓘ
various frontier skirmishes against Loyalists ⓘ
formedFrom Surry County Regiment of the North Carolina militia ⓘ
garrison Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
governedBy North Carolina Provincial Congress (early war) ⓘ
State of North Carolina government ⓘ
historicalEra American Revolutionary period ⓘ
location Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
loyalty Patriots (American Revolution) ⓘ
militaryBranch militia ⓘ
notableCommander Benjamin Cleveland ⓘ
Benjamin Herndon ⓘ
Elijah Isaacs ⓘ
James Gordon ⓘ
notableMember Benjamin Cleveland ⓘ
Benjamin Herndon ⓘ
Elijah Isaacs ⓘ
James Gordon ⓘ
operatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
organizedFor Patriot cause ⓘ
partOf North Carolina militia ⓘ
raisedIn Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
role frontier defense ⓘ
participation in major Patriot victories in the South ⓘ
suppression of Loyalist activity ⓘ
service local defense of Wilkes County ⓘ
offensive operations against Loyalists ⓘ
support of Continental Army operations in the South ⓘ
typeOfUnit infantry-dominant militia regiment ⓘ

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Benjamin Cleveland → militaryUnit → Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia ⓘ
Benjamin Cleveland → commanded → Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia ⓘ