Battle of Alamance
The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final battle of the Regulator Movement, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control. Named for nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in what was then Orange County and has since become Alamance County in the central Piedmont area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of present-day Burlington, North Carolina.
| Battle of Alamance | |||||||
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| Part of the Regulator Movement | |||||||
Illustration of the battle by J. Steeple Davis | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| North Carolina | Regulators | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William Tryon |
Herman Husband Benjamin Merrill | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~1,000 | ~2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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9-27 killed 61 wounded |
9 killed ~200 wounded | ||||||
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