The Moores Creek Bridge Campaign, 1776

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National Park Service

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Dawn was just emerging from a cold February night when Loyalist forces marching alongside Scottish Highlanders, attempted to cross the dismantled Moores Creek Bridge—located just 20 miles northwest of Wilmington, NC. Attempts were made by the King’s men to wade the icy swamp; however, the 1,000 North Carolina patriots waiting on the other side, cannons and muskets in tow, waited unnoticed. The Battle of Moore’s Creek ended as soon as it began, with estimates of the skirmish only lasting “three minutes.” It also resulted in an American victory—the first of significance for patriot forces…