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was a unit of the North
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List of North
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236:August 2, 1781, Rockfish Creek, North Carolina
233:April 25, 1781, Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina
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560:Hillsborough District Minuteman Battalion
458:The American Revolution in North Carolina
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283:The American Revolution in North Carolina
245:August 19, 1781, New Bern, North Carolina
580:Wilmington District Minuteman Battalion
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731:1st Regiment of North Carolina Militia
706:North Carolina Light Dragoons Regiment
613:North Carolina Light Dragoons Regiment
588:North Carolina Light Dragoons Regiment
570:Salisbury District Minuteman Battalion
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565:New Bern District Minuteman Battalion
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555:Halifax District Minuteman Battalion
550:Edenton District Minuteman Battalion
628:North Carolina Light Horse Regiment
598:North Carolina Artillery Companies
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127:Brigadier General Richard Caswell
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886:Northern Orange County Regiment
16:American colonial military unit
781:2nd Pasquotank County Regiment
776:1st Pasquotank County Regiment
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608:North Carolina State Regiment
404:Holloman, Charles R. (1979).
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1061:Washington District Regiment
701:10th North Carolina Regiment
618:Ocracoke Independent Company
1116:New Hanover County Regiment
1081:Wilmington District Brigade
1011:Mecklenburg County Regiment
881:Mounted Volunteers Regiment
846:Northampton County Regiment
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806:1st Battalion of Volunteers
696:9th North Carolina Regiment
691:8th North Carolina Regiment
686:7th North Carolina Regiment
681:6th North Carolina Regiment
676:5th North Carolina Regiment
671:4th North Carolina Regiment
666:3rd North Carolina Regiment
661:2nd North Carolina Regiment
656:1st North Carolina Regiment
545:2nd North Carolina Regiment
540:1st North Carolina Regiment
165:Col. James Darnell (1779- )
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1066:Washington County Regiment
1041:Rutherford County Regiment
1021:Montgomery County Regiment
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786:Perquimans County Regiment
518:American Revolutionary War
209:March 28 to May 12, 1780,
142:Col. Abraham Sheppard, Sr.
83:Col. Abraham Sheppard, Sr.
1101:Brunswick County Regiment
1036:2nd Rowan County Regiment
911:New Bern District Brigade
876:Granville County Regiment
821:Edgecombe County Regiment
756:Currituck County Regiment
168:Col. Richard Caswell, Jr.
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123:New Bern District Brigade
100:Col. Richard Caswell, Jr.
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1026:Richmond County Regiment
1001:Guilford County Regiment
971:Davidson County Regiment
941:Johnston County Regiment
921:Carteret County Regiment
916:Beaufort County Regiment
896:Randolph County Regiment
826:Franklin County Regiment
801:Halifax District Brigade
766:Hertford County Regiment
726:Edenton District Brigade
603:French Refugees Regiment
174:Governor Richard Caswell
1006:Lincoln County Regiment
966:Morgan District Brigade
871:Chatham County Regiment
866:Caswell County Regiment
831:Halifax County Regiment
791:Tyrrell County Regiment
279:"Dobbs County Regiment"
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1121:Onslow County Regiment
1111:Duplin County Regiment
1096:Bladen County Regiment
1071:Wilkes County Regiment
976:Greene County Regiment
926:Craven County Regiment
891:Orange County Regiment
851:Warren County Regiment
836:Martin County Regiment
771:Martin County Regiment
751:Chowan County Regiment
746:Camden County Regiment
741:Bertie County Regiment
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1051:Surry County Regiment
1031:Rowan County Regiment
996:Burke County Regiment
991:Anson County Regiment
956:Wayne County Regiment
946:Jones County Regiment
931:Dobbs County Regiment
761:Gates County Regiment
454:"Richard Caswell, Jr"
148:Colonel Benjamin Exum
111:Dobbs County Regiment
22:Dobbs County Regiment
951:Pitt County Regiment
936:Hyde County Regiment
901:Wake County Regiment
841:Nash County Regiment
816:Bute County Regiment
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154:Col. James Glasgow
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