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may 16, 1771 - Battle of Alamance

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When Regulators (colonists who wanted Honest Regulation) gathered at Alamance Creek, and refused to move out of British Militia's way, Governor Tryon, a British governor of North Carolina ordered his Militia to fire into the Regulators, killing 20 and injuring up to 150.

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may 16, 1771
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~ 255 years ago

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