Have You Ever Heard of the American Revolution Battles of Princeton and Kettle Creek

I must admit that I didn't know much of anything about either one of these battles before I started writing about them in this blog.

Both had ramifications, but, again, I knew nothing about them.

I have been writing about the Battle of Kettle Creek this month.  This one was Tories vs. Patriots.

I wrote about the Battle of Princeton back in this blog during the month of December so if you're also unfamiliar with it, that's where you go.  This one involved regular soldiers on both sides.

And, for that matter, I wasn't aware of the Battle of Shepherdstown during the Civil War until recently and I have been writing about it a lot in last month and this month's Saw the Elephant:  Civil War blog.

Learning stuff every day.

--Cooter

Civil War Trust Battles of October-- Part 2: John Brown's Raid

14th--  1863:  Battle of Bristoe Station, Va.

16th--  1859:  John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, Va. (now W. Va.) begins and lasts for three days.

18th--  1859:  U.S. Marines storm engine house at Harpers Ferry and capture John Brown

19th--  1781:  British General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, Va.

19th--  1864:  Battle of Cedar Creek, Va.

21st--  1861:  Battle of Ball's Bluff (Leesburg), Va.

25th--  1864:  Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas

--Cooter

Civil War Trust Battles in October-- Part 1: First Union Ironclad, USS St. Louis, Launched

3rd--  1862:  Second Battle of Corinth, Ms. begins

8th--  1862:  Battle of Perryville, Ky.

9th--  1864:  Battle of Tom's Brook, Va.

12th--  1861:  First ironclad in U.S. Navy, the USS St. Louis, launched at Carondelet, Mo.

--Cooter

Civil War Trust Battles in September-- Part 1: Fort McHenry Bombardment

1st--  1862:  Battle of Chantilly, Va.

2nd--  Federal forces occupy Atlanta, Ga.

8th:  1781:  Battle of  Eutaw Springs, S.C.

11th--  1777:  Battle of Brandywine, Pa.

11th--  1814:  Battle of  Lake Champlain, N.Y.

12th--  1814:  Battle of North Point, Md.

13th--  1814  Bombardment of Fort McHenry, Md.  You know,  that Star-Spangled thing.

Oh, Say Can You See.  --Da Coot

Civil War Trust Battles in August-- Part 2: Burning of Washington, D.C.

19th--  1812:  The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Gueriere

23rd--  1863:  Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas

24th--  1814:  Battle of Bladensburg, Md.

24th--  1814--  Burning of Washington, D.C.

25th--  1864:  Second Battle of Ream's Station, Va.

27th--  1776--  Battle of Long Island, N.Y.

28th--  1862:  Second Battle of Manassas, Va. begins

30th--  1862:  Battle of Richmond, Ky.

--Cooter

Civil War Trust Battles in August-- Part 1 Battle of Mobile Bay, Battle of Camden

From the Civil War trust: Celebrating 30 Years 2017 Calendar.

AUGUST

5th--  1864:  Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama

9th--  1862:  Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.

10th--  1862:  Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo.

16th--  1780:  Battle of Camden, S.C.

17th--  1863:  Federals begin the great bombardment of Fort Sumter

--Cooter

10 of the Strangest Moments in the History of War-- Part 1 Cavalry Captures Fleet

From the October 15, 2013, Listverse.

10.  French cavalry capture a Dutch fleet, January 1795.  Well, the ships were stuck in ice.

9.  Founder of Scientology fights naval battle with imaginary enemy, May 19, 1943.  Thought it was a Japanese submarine and attacked with PC-815, a sub-chaser.

8.  Two drunk soldiers start a battle to see who was tougher, 334 B.C.

7.  British get the Ottomans high, November 1917.

6.  Meteorite wins battle--  Rome.

Remember, go to the site to read more about these.

--DaCoot

North Carolina in the American Revolution-- Part 1

From North Carolina in the Revolution by James C, Crone.

Members if the North Carolina delegation who signed the Declaration of Independence:

William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn

MILITARY

North Carolina militia served within the state, but five regiments with around 5000 men joined the Continental Army.  They served under Washington and Nathaniel Greene with an eight year term of service being from 1775-1783.

BATTLES FOUGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA

Battle of Moore's Creek--  Feb. 27, 1776

Battle of King;s Mountain--  April 1779

Battle of Guilford Courthouse--  March 15, 1781

Battle of Peacock's Bridge--  May 6, 1781

--Cooter

Ten Battles That Turned the Tide of a War

From the March 12, 2010, Listverse.  Of course, go to the site and read about the battle and see a picture of it.  I'm just listing the battles and dates.

10.  BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE-- Sept. 11, 1297.  Scottish War of Independence from Britain.
9.  BATTLE OF GIBRALTAR--  April 25, 1607.  The Dutch destroyed the Spanish fleet.
8.  BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF--  Oct. 23-26, 1944

7.  LUDENDORF OFFENSIVE--  World War I, final attempt by Germany to break the stalemate on the Western Front.
6.  BATTLE OF SALAMIS--  Persians vc. the Greeks
5.  BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG-- July 1-3, 1863
4.  BATTLE OF BRITAIN--  July 10-October 31, 1940.

3.  BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR--  Oct. 21, 1805
2.  BATTLE OF MIDWAY--  June 4-7, 1942
1.  BATTLE OF STALINGRAD-- July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943

Win or Lose On One Battle.  --DaCoot