Battle Of Moores Creeks Bridge

DATE

FEB 27 1776

LOCATION

PRESENT DAY PENDER COUNTY NEAR WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

RESULT

PATRIOT VICTORY

NAME OF BATTLEFIELD

BATTLE OF MOORE’S CREEK BRIDGE

AMERICAN

BRITISH

COMMANDERS

JAMES MOORE

RICHARD CASWELL

ALEXANDER ELLINGTON

DONALD MCDONALD

DONALD MCLEOD

JOHN CAMPBELL

STRENGTH

1050 MILITARY

1400-1600

700-800

CAUSALITIES & LOSSES

1 KILLED 1 WOUNDED

30 – 50 KILLED & WOUNDED

850 Loyalists were captured by Patriot forces after the battle and over the NEXT FEW DAYS

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD ENTRANCE

 

MOORE’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD

 

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOARDWALK TO MOORE’S CREEK BATTLEFIELD

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK BRIDGE

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK BRIDGE IN BATTLEFIELD AREA

 

BHARAT IN MOORES CREEK BRIDGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK MARKER AREA IN BATTLEFIELD AREA

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK MARKER AREA IN BATTLEFIELD AREA

 

MOORES CREEK MARKER AREA

 

 

 

 

 

PATRIOT MONUMENT

 

 

LOYALISTS MONUMENT

MUSEUM

 

 

MOORE’S CREEK BATTLEFIELD VISITOR CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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