British recruiters raise a loyalist army in western North Carolina. The patriots block them from marching to the coast, capturing and dispersing the army at Moore's Creek Bridge on Feb. 27, 1776.

For more context on this story, listen to Episode 82 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-082-battle-of-moores-creek.html

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