Battle of Alamance
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The Battle of Alamance took place on May 16, 1771. It was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement in colonial North Carolina. The rebellion was instigated because of various issues with the
Postcard depiction of the Battle of Alamance, by J. Steeple Davis
The site of the Battle of Alamance, including red flags, to the right, marking militia positions and an 1880 commemorative monument, in the distance, to the far left.
William Tryon
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Lieutenant-General William Tryon was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of North Carolina from 1764 to 1771 and the governor of New York from 1771 to 1777. He als
Battle of Alamance
…as others, were not present for the battle itself, but had accompanied the regulators up until the battle took place before withdrawing. Several of Tryon's military leaders went on to be high-ranking officers and politicians in North Carolina, including John Ashe, Robert Howe, and Richard Caswell. In the…
Alleged portrait, 1767
Margaret Tryon
Tryon's tomb at St Mary's Church, Twickenham, Middlesex, England