1776
by Rudy Scott Nelson
Jan 20: Johnstown New York (near Albany). Sir John Johnson and 700 Loyalists surrender to a force of 3000 New York militia under Gen Schuyler Feb 27: Moore's Creek Bridge, NC. 1800 Scotish Loyalist,some armed only with swords, (Campbell's Broadsword Co- 80; NC Highland Vol. 400; NC Highland Militia-600; Regulators- 300 ) under Donald McDonald were defeated by I 100 NC Patriots under Col Caswell. Mar 7: Hutchinson's Island, Georgia. Loyalist under Gov Wright are defeated and flee the area May 6: Plains of Abraham, Quebec, A force of 900 British and Canadian Loyalists rout the Patriot force of 250 men Jun 8: Trois Rivers, Canada. A force of 6000 British including some canadians and New York
Loyalists defeat a Patriot force of 2000 men
Jul 8-10: Gwynn (Gwyn's) Island, Chesapeake Bay. Patriot forces capture the base of operations
of Lord Dunmore who eventually withdraws to New York with his Loyalist units (L.D.
Ethiopians-200; Queen's Own Loyal Virginians-150)
Aug 1: Essenecca Town, SC. Cherokee rearguard attacked a SC force.
Oct 14: Crown Point, New York. Carleton's British vanguard including Loyalist and Iroquois troops
skirmish an drive a Patriot force under Arnold.
Dec 7: Tappan, New York. Loyalist troops raid the town. First of many "Neutral Ground" raids. More Battles Back to Time Portal Passages Table of Contents Back to Time Portal Passages List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Rudy Scott Nelson This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |