Jim Curran 05/15/21 (5) Facebook Sunday marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Alamance in the War of the Regulation. The post on the battle will be up at 12:30 Eastern Time US. In many ways this was the first battle of the American Revolution. It would lead to a time of great trials…
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Jim Curran 05/13/21 The Regulator War- Part Seven The forces begin to square off May 13-15th On Waddel’s retreat the Regulators pressed on him, and many of his men deserting, he reached Salisbury with a greatly diminished force, and immediately dispatched a messenger to Tryon to warn him of the common danger. The governor, already…
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Jim Curran Admin 05/10/21 The War of the Regulation Part Six The skirmish near Salisbury May 10th, 1771? The Battle at Alamance is often regarded as the only battle of the War but that is not entirely true. There was another skirmish that occurred near Salisbury NC. on the 14th. A force had been raised…
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Jim Curran Admin 05/09/21 (3) Baptist Church History | Facebook The War of the Regulation Part Five- Tryon at Hillsborough May 9th On May 9th The army of Tryon would arrive at Hillsborough with about 1000 troops. The Militia came mainly from the East and were fortified by 2 Cannon and about 20 “gentlemen of…
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Baptist Church History | Facebook Jim Curran Admin 05/08/21 Facebook The War of the Regulation Part Four- The Baptists and the War This is a question that has had some interesting debate through the years. There were certainly many among the regulators as we shall see but they were by no means the only ones…
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