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Scottish Military Disasters

Scottish Military Disasters

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Near the end of my  post for yesterday  on the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge  I cited a book called  Scottish Military Disasters by Paul Cowan.  I had read the chapter on the battle and the role of Flora MacDonald.  It did seem rather an unlikely coincidence but it appears to be true.

Anyway I liked what I had read and that evening starting looking around to see if I could find more about the book.  Well, learning about the book  Scottish Military Disasters was my starting point.  I learned a bit that was expected and some that was totally unexpected.
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Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge

Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge

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During a recent vacation we spent a few days at Wilmington, NC. One afternoon, after a pleasant lunch on the riverfront, we drove to Moore’s Creek National Battlefield.

The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge took place about a half hour northwest of Wilmington NC in a very rural area.   It was rural then and it is rural now.

Looking at the map, it is fairly close to an interstate highway so it may not be quite as remote as it seemed to us. We went by another route so it seem quite remote. We didn’t expect anyone else to be there but there were several carloads.
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