Date: Battle Name or Location: County at the time of Battle/Skirmish: Present-Day County: Summary of Battle/Skirmish: 1775: 18-Jul: Fort Johnston #1: Brunswick: Brunswick: Col. Robert Howe and his militia burned the fort in full view of Royal Gov. Regulators of North Carolina (1764–71), in American colonial history, vigilance society dedicated to fighting excessive taxes and official corruption in the frontier counties of North Carolina. Depiction of Union retreat at the Battle of Bull Run. The War of the Regulation, also known as the Regulator movement, was an uprising in British America's Carolina colonies, lasting from around 1765 to 1771, in which citizens took up arms against colonial officials, whom they viewed as corrupt. 1775: 16-Nov: Fort Johnston #2: Brunswick: Brunswick The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina, on March 15, 1781, proved pivotal to the American victory in … After his death, some of his men tried to surrender, but they were slaughtered in cold blood by the frontiersmen, who were bitter over British excesses in the Carolinas… The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina, on March 15, 1781, proved pivotal to the American victory in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Josiah Martin aboard the HMS Cruizer. The Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865, was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive. Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, southern states, outraged at the election of someone with known anti-slavery views, threatened to leave the Union. September 12-14 - Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal. At the end of 1860 South Carolina was the first pro-slavery state to secede, and it was followed by others in early 1861. Sailing for Savannah, Georgia, Clinton planned to rendezvous with a force commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mark Prevost and march overland to Charleston, South Carolina. The Regulator insurrection was crushed by Governor William Tryon at the Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771). The Civil War changed forever the situation of North Carolina’s more than 360,000 African-Americans. In December 1779, the British Commander-in-Chief in America, General Sir Henry Clinton, left New York City with a fleet of ninety troopships, fourteen warships, and more than 13,500 soldiers and sailors. Though the rebellion did not change the power structure, some historians consider it a catalyst to the American Revolutionary War. September 27, 1942 - British offensive in Burma. Morgan's command consisted of dragoons, militia, and Continental regulars. At many major battles, including Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, North Carolina lost more soldiers than any other Confederate state. December 2, 2009. The Cherokee, to balance the death of Cherokee warriors in Virginia, began isolated attacks along the frontier of both the Carolinas. September 15, 1942 - A Japanese submarine torpedo attack near the Solomon Islands results in the sinking of the Carrier WASP, Destroyer O'BRIEN and damage to the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA. North Carolina regiments also participated in campaigns in the war’s western theater. In December 1780, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene dispatched Brig. Original Published Date. Gen. Daniel Morgan and his "flying army" west from Charlotte, North Carolina. Liszt Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images. As a reaction, the Governor of South Carolina, William Henry Lyttleton, organized approximately 1,300 men and marched into the backcountry of South Carolina … Greene directed Morgan to gather forage, support local American militia and threaten British outposts in the South Carolina backcountry.