Question: What famous battle in North Carolina preceded the American Revolutionary War?
Answer: Four years before the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, a battle occurred in North Carolina at Alamance Creek. The skirmish was between colonists, who had assembled to defend their liberties, and soldiers, who were sent to disarm and disperse their challenge to colonial authority. Under the command of Gov. William Tryon, a militia defeated the group of backcountry colonialists who called themselves “Regulators,” and put an end to their short-lived rebellion. This became known as the “Regulator War.”
