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The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hillsborough District Brigade of militia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia established on May 4, 1776.  [[Thomas Person|Brigadier General Thomas Person]] was the first commander.  Companies from the eight regiments of the brigade were engaged in 55 known battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. It was active until the end of the war.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Lewis&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|title=Hillsborough District Brigade |url= http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_hillsborough_district_brigade_of_militia.html|accessdate=Jan 28, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Background==&lt;br /&gt;
In 1766, the Province of North Carolina House of Burgess, at the direction of [[Province of North Carolina]] [[Governor]] William Tryon, divided the state into six judicial districts.  The districts did not do away with the county divisions of the state, which continued.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Districts75&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within the Hillsborough District in 1775 were the counties of [[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell]], [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]], [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], [[Randolph County, North Carolina|Randolph]] (added in 1779), and [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;HistoricalAssoc&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Districts75&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_counties_during_revolution.html|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=North Carolina Districts and Counties in 1775|accessdate=April 17, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the newly formed [[North Carolina]] government converted the state&amp;#039;s six existing [[judicial district]]s into military districts.  These districts each comprised a number of counties surrounding a significant town. The six districts, which corresponded with old judicial organizations, were: Edenton, New Bern, Wilmington, Halifax, [[Salisbury District, North Carolina|Salisbury]], and Hillsborough.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Note: Later, two additional districts were added, further dividing the mountainous western part of the state.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Each district was to supply a [[brigade]] of [[militia]] regiments under the command of a [[brigadier general]].&lt;br /&gt;
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After the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress held at [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]] (August 20 – September 10, 1775), the districts became known as &amp;quot;military&amp;quot; vice &amp;quot;judicial&amp;quot; districts. These districts were used to organize the North Carolina [[North Carolina state troops in the American Revolution#Minutemen battalions|Minutemen battalions]] for a six-month trial as state troops, beginning on September 1, 1775. By April 10, 1776, the Provincial Congress decided in favor of district brigades of militia with county militia regiments.  Each brigade was led by a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]. The county militia regiments were subordinated to the brigade.  At that time, two additional districts were added, further dividing the western part of the state (Washington District Regiment in 1776 and Morgan District in 1784). Also, district representatives were chosen and sent to the North Carolina Provincial Congress. These representatives were instrumental in the passage of the [[Halifax Resolves]], in April 1776, during the Fourth Provincial Congress, which is now often referred to as the &amp;quot;Halifax Congress&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;LewisD&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_nc_state_troops.html|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, North Carolina&amp;#039;s Provincial and State Troops, Not Militia|access-date=March 15, 2019|author=Lewis, J.D.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Brigade history==&lt;br /&gt;
The Hillsborough District Brigade was established on May 4, 1776.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Lewis&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As the militia had a poor reputation for turning out, bounties to induce volunteerism were common during the war. For men who chose not to serve when drafted, there were two options: pay for a substitute to take their place or pay a fine. These options, with some modifications, remained throughout the war.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;HistoricalAssoc&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ncccha.blogspot.com/2010/09/hillsborough-district-militia-1776-1783.html|title=Hillsborough District Militia|author=Caswell County Historical Association|date=September 18, 2019|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Brigadier General [[Thomas Person]] was appointed the first commander of the Hillsborough District Brigade in 1776.  During the 1781 [[Battle of Guilford Court House]], the Hillsborough District was commanded by [[John Butler (general)|John Butler]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;HistoricalAssoc&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Each county supplied a [[regiment]] (Orange County supplied two regiments), which in turn was composed of various companies. Each company consisted of no less than 50 men and was further divided into five &amp;quot;divisions.&amp;quot; One of the five divisions was reserved for &amp;quot;the more aged and infirm men.&amp;quot; The other four divisions, of each company, drew lots to determine the rotation they would follow for their tour of service, which usually lasted for three months. Eventually the &amp;quot;fifth division&amp;quot; of &amp;quot;aged and infirm men&amp;quot; was dropped, as was the maximum age limit from 60 to 50. In order to provide a greater pool of available manpower, the old colonial militia exemption list was revised.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;HistoricalAssoc&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Commanders of the Hillsborough District Brigade and their length of service are as follows:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Lewis&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Brigadier General Thomas Person (1776-1777)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Person&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/person-thomas|website=NCPedia|title=Thomas Person|author=Skinner, Sue Dossett|year=1994|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Brigadier General John Butler (1777-1783)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Butler&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/butler-john|title=John Butler|author=Butler, Lindley S. Butler|year=1979|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ambrose Ramsey|Brigadier General Ambrose Ramsey]] (Pro Tempore) (March 15, 1781)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Lewis&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Regiments==&lt;br /&gt;
The following table shows the regiments of the Hillsborough District Brigade.  In 1778, there was a state level militia organization above the brigade.  Each regiment was made up of companies of up to 50 men.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Lewis&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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!Unit!!Subordinate Brigade!!Created!!Disbanded!!Original Commander, Rank&lt;br /&gt;
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|North Carolina Militia and State Troops||Governor||1778 ||1783||[[John Ashe (general)|Ashe, John Sr., M.G.]] &lt;br /&gt;
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|Hillsborough District Brigade||North Carolina Militia||1776||1783||[[Thomas Person|Person, Thomas, B.G.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Caswell County Regiment|Caswell County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1777||1783||[[James Saunders (colonel)|Saunders, James, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Chatham County Regiment|Chatham County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1775||1783||[[Ambrose Ramsey|Ramsey, Ambrose, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Granville County Regiment|Granville County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1775||1783||[[Joseph Taylor (colonel)|Taylor, Joseph, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Granville County Regiment|Mounted Volunteers Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1780||1780||[[Philip Taylor (colonel)|Taylor, Philip, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Caswell County Regiment|Northern Orange County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1776||1777||[[James Saunders (colonel)|Saunders, James, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[Orange County Regiment]], aka Southern Orange County Regiment 1776-1777||Hillsborough||1775||1783||[[John Hogan (North Carolina planter)|Hogan, John, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Randolph County Regiment|Randolph County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1779||1783||[[Andrew Balfour (North Carolina)|Balfour, Andrew, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|[[#Wake County Regiment|Wake County Regiment]]||Hillsborough||1775||1783||[[John Hinton (colonel)|Hinton, John, Col]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Caswell County Regiment===&lt;br /&gt;
The Caswell County Regiment started out as the Northern Orange County Regiment when the original Orange County Regiment was split into two separate and distinct regiments.  The commandant was Colonel James Saunders.  Under this name the regiment did not serve in any engagements.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Caswell&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_caswell_county_regiment.html|title=Caswell County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=CaswellHistory&amp;gt;{{cite book|author=Powell, William S.|title=When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County, North Carolina, 1777–1977|year=1977}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://ncccha.blogspot.com/2009/08/revolutionary-war-soldiers-caswell.html|author=Caswell County Historical Association|title=Revolutionary War Soldiers: Caswell County, North Carolina|date=August 11, 2009|accessdate=April 11, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_caswell_county_regiment.html|title=Caswell County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=carolana.com|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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On May 9, 1777, the Northern Orange County Regiment was renamed the Caswell County Regiment.  Colonel James Saunders continued as the commandant of the Caswell County Regiment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Caswell&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel James Saunders (1775-1776, Hillsborough District Minutemen), (1776-1777, Northern Orange County Regiment), (1777-1783, Caswell County Regiment) &lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel William Moore (1775-1776, major in the Orange County Regiment), (1776-1777, Lt Col in the Northern Orange County Regiment), (1777-1782, 2nd Colonel in the Caswell County Regiment)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel George Oldham (1776, private in the Northern Orange County Regiment), (1776, ensign in the Northern Orange County Regiment), (1779-1780, lieutenant in the Caswell County Regiment), (1780-1781, captain in the Caswell County Regiment (1781-1783, major in the Caswell County Regiment), (1783, 2nd colonel in the Caswell County Regiment)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Chatham County Regiment===&lt;br /&gt;
The Chatham County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The North Carolina General Assembly authorized the Chatham County Regiment on September 9, 1775, along with 34 other county regiments. The officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor of North Carolina. The regiment was subordinated to the Hillsboro District Brigade of North Carolina militia on May 4, 1776. The regiment was disbanded at the end of the war.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Chatham&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_chatham_county_regiment.html|title=Chatham County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=April 10, 2019|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The colonels of the Chatham County Regiment were:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Chatham&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ambrose Ramsey|Colonel Ambrose Ramsey]] (commander 1775{{endash}}1783) (also served as Brigadier Pro Tempore of the [[Salisbury District Brigade]] on March 15, 1781)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Visitor&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ncvisitorcenter.com/Chatham.html|title=North Carolina Visitor Center, History of Chatham County, North Carolina|accessdate=March 16, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel John Luttrell (1781), 2nd Colonel&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Jeduthan Harper (1781{{endash}}1783), 2nd Colonel&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KpopgSFbseIC&amp;amp;q=Jeduthan+Harper&amp;amp;pg=PA12|title=Images of Randolph County|author=Whatley, L. McKay|year=2010|isbn=9780738586731}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Granville County Regiment===&lt;br /&gt;
The Granville County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a regiment of the North Carolina militia by the [[North Carolina Provincial Congress]] on September 9, 1775.  It was active until the end of the war.  The colonels included:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Granville&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_granville_county_regiment.html|title=Granville County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Joseph Taylor (1775-1783, commandant)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Robert Harris (1776-1778)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Samuel Smith (1778-1779)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/smith-samuel|title=Samuel Smith|author=Stumph, Vernon O.|year=1994|website=NCPedia|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel John Dickerson (1780, commandant) &lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Philip Taylor (1780-1781), (1780, commander of the Mounted Volunteers)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Charles Rust Eaton (1781-1783)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/eaton-john-rust|title=John Rust Eaton|website=NCPedia|author=Smith, Claiborne T. Jr.|year=1986|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The North Carolina Council of State authorized Col Taylor to create the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mounted Volunteers Regiment of Cavalry&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in August 1780.   They were assigned to keep the Loyalists from rising up around Chatham and Randolph counties.  They were sent to the Salisbury District in September of 1780 to join up with the North Carolina State Cavalry-Western District in September 1780 in anticipation of contact with General Cornwallis.  They were engaged with the [[Battle of Charlotte]] on September 26, 1780 and the skirmish as Polk&amp;#039;s Mill on October 9, 1780.   The unit was short lived and was disbanded in December of 1780.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Granville&amp;#039;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Randolph County Regiment===&lt;br /&gt;
The Randolph County Regiment was created when Randolph County was created by the North Carolina General Assembly on February 2, 1779 from the southern third of Guilford County.  The officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor.  The regiment was active until the end of the war in 1783. Colonels of the regiment included:&amp;lt;ref name=Randolph&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_randolph_county_regiment.html|title=Randolph County Regiment|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Andrew Balfour (North Carolina)|Colonel Andrew Balfour]] (1779-1782, commandant) He was murdered at his home by the Loyalist officer, [[David Fanning (loyalist)|Colonel David Fanning]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://ncpedia.org/biography/balfour-andrew|title=Andrew Balfour|author=Raper, Horace W.|website=NCPedia|year=1979|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://andrewbalfour.com/|title=Andrew Balfour|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel John Collier (1779-1782)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Edward Sharpe (1782-1783)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel James Dougan (1782-1783)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Thomas Dougan (1783)&lt;br /&gt;
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===Wake County Regiment===&lt;br /&gt;
The Wake County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a regiment of the North Carolina militia by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775.  It was active until the end of the war.  The colonels included:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Wake&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_wake_county_regiment.html|title=Wake County Regiment|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel John Hinton, Sr. (1775-1778)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.mindspring.com/~baumbach/hinton/jhinton.htm|title=Colonel John Hinton|author=Hinton, Mary Hilliard|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}, The North Carolina Booklet, &lt;br /&gt;
Vol. XIV, No. 4, pp 225-236, April 1915, The North Carolina Society Daughters of the Revolution, Publisher, Commercial Printing Company, Raleigh&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel Michael Rogers (1778-1783)&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel John Hinton, Jr. (1778-1783)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hinton-john-0|title=John Hinton|website=NCPedia|accessdate=April 12, 2019|author=Hodges, Eudora Coleman|year=1988}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Colonel James Hinton (1780)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/hinton-james|title=James Hinton|author=Kerr, Mary Hinton Duke|year=1988|website=NCPedia|accessdate=April 12, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Engagements==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Revolutionary War - Major Operations in the South 1780.Dean.USMA.edu.history.gif|thumb|250px|Major engagements in the Southern Campaign]]&lt;br /&gt;
Militia from the Hillsborough District participated in nearly all of the important southern campaigns and engagements. Orange County militia were particularly involved in engagements including [[Battle of Stono Ferry|Stono Creek]], [[Siege of Charleston|Charleston]], [[Battle of Camden|Camden]], [[Battle of Cowpens|Cowpens]], Cowan&amp;#039;s Ford, Clapp&amp;#039;s Mill, Guilford Court House, and [[Battle of Lindley&amp;#039;s Mill|Lindley&amp;#039;s Mill]].  Regiments of the Hillsborough District Brigade were involved in 55 known engagements (battles, sieges, and skirmishes), including one in Georgia, 11 in South Carolina, 36 in North Carolina.  One or more companies of these regiments were involved in each engagement.&amp;lt;ref name=Lewis/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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!Order!!Date!!Battle!!State!!{{vert header|stp=1|Caswell}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Chatham}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Granville}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Mounted Volunteers}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Northern Orange}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Orange}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Randolph}}!!{{vert header|stp=1|Wake}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|2||3/3/1779||[[Battle of Briar Creek]]||GA||x||x||x||||x||x||||x&lt;br /&gt;
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|3||6/20/1779||[[Battle of Stono Ferry]]||SC||x||||x||||x||x||||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4||3/28/1780 to 5/12/1780||[[Siege of Charleston]] 1780||SC||x||x||x||||x||x||||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5||6/20/1780||[[Battle of Ramsour&amp;#039;s Mill]]||NC||||||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6||8/11/1780||Battle of Little Lynches Creek&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_little_lynchs_creek.html|title=Little Lynches Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||SC||x||x||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7||8/16/1780||[[Battle of Camden]]||SC||x||x||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8||8/18/1780||[[Battle of Fishing Creek]]||SC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9||9/26/1780||[[Battle of Charlotte]]||NC||||||||x||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10||10/7/1780||[[Battle of Kings Mountain]]||SC||x||x||x||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11||10/9/1780||Battle of Polk&amp;#039;s Mill&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_polks_mill.html|title=Battle of Polk&amp;#039;s Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||x||x||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|12||10/14/1780||[[Battle of Shallow Ford]]||NC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13||12/4/1780||Skirmish at Rugeley&amp;#039;s Mills #2&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;Rugeley&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_rugeleys_mills_1.html|title=Rugeley&amp;#039;s Mills|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||SC||x||||x||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|14||1/17/1781||[[Battle of Cowpens]]||SC||x||||x||||x||x||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15||2/1/1781||[[Battle of Cowan&amp;#039;s Ford]]||NC||x||x||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|16||2/1/1781||[[Battle of Torrence&amp;#039;s Tavern|Battle of Tarrant&amp;#039;s/Torrence&amp;#039;s Tavern]]||NC||x||||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17||2/3/1781 to 2/4/1781||Battle of Trading Ford&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_trading_ford.html|title=Trading Ford|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|18||2/25/1781||[[Battle of Haw River]]||NC||x||x||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|19||3/4/1781||Battle of Clapp&amp;#039;s Mill #1&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_clapps_mill_1.html|title=Clapp&amp;#039;s Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 22, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|20||3/6/1781||[[Battle of Wetzell&amp;#039;s Mill|Battle of Whitesell&amp;#039;s Mill]]||NC||x||||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|21||3/7/1781||Skirmish at Reedy Fork&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_reedy_fork.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=Reedy Fork|accessdate=March 22, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|22||3/15/1781||[[Battle of Alamance]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|23||3/15/1781||[[Battle of Guilford Court House]]||NC||x||x||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|24||3/19/1781||Battle of Ramsey&amp;#039;s Mill&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_ramseys_mill.html|title=Ramsey&amp;#039;s Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|25||3/31/1781||Skirmish at Cole&amp;#039;s Bridge #2&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_coles_bridge_2.html|title=Cole&amp;#039;s Bridge|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 22, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|26||4/25/1781||[[Battle of Hobkirk&amp;#039;s Hill]]||SC||x||x||||||||||||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|27||5/9/1781||Battle of Deep River #1&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_deep_river_1.html|title=Deep River 1|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||||||||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|28||5/11/1781||Battle of Buffalo Ford&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_buffalo_ford.html|title=Buffalo Ford|author=Lewis, J.D.|website=The American Revolution in North Carolina|accessdate=April 20, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|29||5/21/1781-6/19/1781||[[Siege of Ninety-Six]] 1781||SC||x||x||x||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|30||6/8/1781||[[Battle of Cox&amp;#039;s Mill]] #1||NC||||x||||||x||x||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|31||7/17/1781||[[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham Courthouse]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|32||7/29/1781||[[Battle of House in the Horseshoe]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|33||8/4/1781||Battle of Beatti&amp;#039;s Bridge&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_beattis_bridge.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=Beatti&amp;#039;s Bridge|accessdate=March 22, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|34||9/1/1781||Battle of Little Raft Swamp&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_little_raft_swamp.html|title=Little Raft Swamp|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|35||9/01/1781 to 9/30/1781||[[Battle of Brown Marsh]]||NC||x||x||||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|36||9/01/1781 to 9/30/1781||[[Battle of Beck&amp;#039;s Ford]]||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|37||9/8/1781||[[Battle of Eutaw Springs]]||SC||x||||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|38||9/12/1781||[[Battle of Hillsborough]]||NC||||x||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|39||9/12/1781||[[Battle of Kirk&amp;#039;s Farm]]||NC||||||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|40||9/13/1781||[[Battle of Lindley&amp;#039;s Mill]]||NC||x||x||||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|41||9/23/1781||[[Battle of Livingston&amp;#039;s Creek]]||NC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|42||10/01/1781 to 10/01/1781||[[Battle of Brush Creek]]||NC||x||x||||||x||x||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|43||10/01/1781 to 10/30/1781||[[Battle of Bear Creek]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|44||10/15/1781||[[Battle of Raft Swamp]]||NC||||x||x||||x||x||x||x&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|45||11/15/1781||[[Battle of Brick House]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|46||11/16/1781||[[Battle of Seven Creeks]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|47||11/18/1781||[[Evacuation of Wilmington]]||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|48||12/10/1781||[[Battle of Cox&amp;#039;s Mill]] #3||NC||x||||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|49|| 1/7/1782||[[Battle of Gholson&amp;#039;s Farm]]||NC||||x||||||||||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|50||2/11/1782||[[Battle of Deep River]] #2||NC||||x||||||x||x||||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|51||3/01/1782 to 3/31/1782||[[Battle of Forks of the Yadkin]]||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|52||3/11/1782||Balfour&amp;#039;s Plantation||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|53||3/13/1782 to 3/14/1782||[[Battle of Randolph County Court House]]||NC||x||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|54||5/1/1782 to 5/31/1782 ||[[Battle of Deep River]] #3||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|55||9/22/1782||[[Battle of Faith Rock]]||NC||||||||||||||x||&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|author=Baker, Thomas E.|title=Another Such Victory: The Story of the American Defeat at Guilford Courthouse That Helped Win the War for Independence|publisher=New York: Eastern Acorn Press|year=1981}}&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;North Carolina Department of Archives and History, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts-Secretary of State Treasurer&amp;#039;s and Comptroller&amp;#039;s Papers Journal &amp;quot;A&amp;quot; (Public Accounts) 1775-1776&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|editor=William Stevens Powell|editor-link=William S. Powell|title=Dictionary of North Carolina Biography|publisher=Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press|year=1996}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|author=Russell, Charles Phillips|title=North Carolina in the Revolutionary War|publisher=Charlotte: Heritage Printers|year=1965}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|editor=Saunders, William|title=The Colonial Records of North Carolina|volume=10|publisher=Raleigh: Josephus Daniels|year=1890}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite web|author=Wheeler, Earl M.|title=Development and Organization of the North Carolina Militia. North Carolina Historical Review 41, no. 3 (July 1964)|year=1964|pages=307–323|url=https://archive.org/details/northcarolinahis1964nort/page/n335}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{NCRevWarUnits}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:North Carolina militia|Hillsborough District Militia]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1776 establishments in North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Caswell County, North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Chatham County, North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Granville County, North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Orange County, North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Randolph County, North Carolina]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:History of Wake County, North Carolina]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>en&gt;Tom.Reding</name></author>
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