Battle of the House in the Horseshoe

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Battle of the House in the Horseshoe
Part of the American Revolutionary War
ALSTON HOUSE, MOORE COUNTY.jpg
DateJuly 29 or August 5, 1781
Location
Result Loyalist victory
Belligerents
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Loyalist militia Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg Patriot militia
Commanders and leaders
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg David Fanning Flag of the United States (1777-1795).svg Phillip Alston [1]
Strength
50 [2] 30
Casualties and losses
8 killed
4 wounded [3]
4 killed
18 wounded

The Battle of the House in the Horseshoe was a minor engagement during the American Revolution between loyalist militia under the command of David Fanning and patriot militia under the command of Phillip Alston, the owner of the House in the Horseshoe. The battle, which took place on either July 29 or August 5, 1781 (with July 29 being the most accepted date), [4] ended in a victory for the loyalists. [1] The surrender terms between the combatants were negotiated by Alston's wife on behalf of the patriots, and by Fanning for the loyalists. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 William H. Thompson Jr.,"House in the Horseshoe", Encyclopedia of North Carolina, William S. Powell, ed. (UNC Press, 2006)
  2. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_house_in_the_horseshoe.html
  3. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_house_in_the_horseshoe.html
  4. "Alston House". North Carolina Historical Markers. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. Thompson, Jessica. "House in the Horseshoe". North Carolina History Project. John Locke Foundation. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

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