Location
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Coordinates: 35.5866, -77.8114.
Type: Sight
Tour: Cape Fear
County: Wilson
Full
A pullout between NC 58, Peacock Bridge Road, and the creek provides a decent view from within your vehicle. Due to a downhill slope there, you can get a better one with a short walk through the grass.
Context
After recuperating in Wilmington from the Battle of Guilford Court House, the main British army of the South under Lt. Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis is leaving the state in hopes of joining with other forces in Virginia.
Situation
British
The 160-man cavalry of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and some mounted infantry soldiers[1] are riding a couple days ahead of the rest of the army, clearing the intended route of any rebel opposition.
Patriot
The Pitt County Militia, part-time soldiers under Col. James Gorham, have mobilized to stop the British. (This area was part of Pitt at the time.)
Date
Sunday, May 6, 1781.
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