Historedia
Person

Lillington

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1776–1781

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Lillington, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

    1776–1781

    Role: Officer detached with Wilmington militia and rangers to hold the Widow Moore's Creek Bridge

    1. 1776–1781 · North CarolinaConsequences for British authority and Loyalism

      The patriot victory virtually ended British authority in the province, deterred Scottish Gael recruitment, and independence was declared less than five months later.

    2. January 3 – February 20, 1776 · Cape Fear region, North CarolinaLoyalist mustering and march toward the coast

      Governor Martin ordered his militia to muster after learning of Clinton's expedition; MacDonald's Loyalists crossed the Cape Fear at Cross Creek on February 20, 1776.

    3. February 1776 · Widow Moore's Creek Bridge, north of WilmingtonPatriot forces block the Loyalist route

      Revolutionary militia and Continental units mobilized to prevent the Loyalists from joining British reinforcements, blockading routes until the poorly armed Loyalists were forced to fight.

    4. February 27, 1776 · Moore's Creek Bridge, near Wilmington, North CarolinaBattle of Moore's Creek Bridge

      On February 27, 1776, the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia defeated British governor Josiah Martin's and Tristan Worsley's Loyalist reinforcements near Wilmington.

Sources

  1. Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20