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Pyle's Massacre, the Glossary

Pyle's Massacre, (also Pyle's defeat, Pyle's hacking match, or Battle of Haw River), was fought during the American Revolutionary War in present-day Alamance County on February 24, 1781.^[1]

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Massacres in the American Revolutionary War

Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. Pyle's Massacre and American Revolutionary War are conflicts in 1781.

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Andrew Pickens (congressman)

Andrew Pickens (September 13, 1739August 11, 1817) was a militia leader in the American Revolution.

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Banastre Tarleton

Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet (21 August 175415 January 1833) was a British general and politician.

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Battle of Alamance

The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over various issues with the Colonial Government.

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Battle of Guilford Court House

The Battle of Guilford Court House was on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site that is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated Major General Nathanael Greene's 4,500 Americans. Pyle's Massacre and Battle of Guilford Court House are 1781 in North Carolina, Battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1780–1783, Battles of the American Revolutionary War in North Carolina and conflicts in 1781.

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British Army during the American Revolutionary War

The British Army during the American Revolutionary War served for eight years in the American Revolutionary War, which was fought throughout North America, the Caribbean, and elsewhere from April 19, 1775, to September 3, 1783.

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Catawba people

The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill.

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Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, KG, PC (31 December 1738 – 5 October 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator.

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Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Dan River

The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Elon University

Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina.

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George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who served as Secretary of State for the American Department in Lord North's cabinet during the American War of Independence.

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George III

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

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Haw River

The Haw River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, that is entirely contained in north central North Carolina in the United States.

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Henry Lee III

Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress.

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Hillsborough, North Carolina

The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States and is located along the Eno River.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Interrogation

Interrogation (also called questioning) is interviewing as commonly employed by law enforcement officers, military personnel, intelligence agencies, organized crime syndicates, and terrorist organizations with the goal of eliciting useful information, particularly information related to suspected crime.

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Lee's Legion

Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

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List of massacres in the United States

This is a partial list of massacres in the United States; death tolls may be approximate.

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Loyalist (American Revolution)

Loyalists were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men at the time.

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Massacre

A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.

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Nathanael Greene

Major-General Nathanael Greene (August 7, 1742 – June 19, 1786) was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Patriot (American Revolution)

Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control and governance during the colonial era, and supported and helped launch the American Revolution that ultimately established American independence.

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Regulator Movement in North Carolina

The Regulator Movement in North Carolina, also known as the Regulator Insurrection, War of Regulation, and War of the Regulation, was an uprising in Provincial North Carolina from 1766 to 1771 in which citizens took up arms against colonial officials whom they viewed as corrupt.

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Sabre

A sabre (French: ˈsabʁ, or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods.

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Vinca

Vinca (Latin: vincire "to bind, fetter") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyle's_Massacre

Also known as Battle of Haw River, Pyle's Hacking Match, Pyles Hacking Match, Pyles Massacre, Pyles' Hacking Match, Pyles' Massacre.

Pyle's Massacre, the Glossary

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1781 in North Carolina

Battles in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War 1780–1783

Battles of the American Revolutionary War in North Carolina

History of North Carolina

Massacres committed by the United States

Massacres in 1781

Massacres in the American Revolutionary War

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