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| Year | Date | Battle Name or Location | County at the time of Battle/Skirmish | Present-Day County | Summary of Battle/Skirmish |
| 1775 | 18-Jul | Fort Johnston #1 | Brunswick | Brunswick | Col. Robert Howe and his militia burned the fort in full view of Royal Gov. Josiah Martin aboard the HMS Cruizer. |
| 1775 | 16-Nov | Fort Johnston #2 | Brunswick | Brunswick | British go ashore and retake their abandoned cannons, under severe gunfire from Patriots in the woods. |
| 1776 | 27-Jan | Fort Johnston #3 | Brunswick | Brunswick | HMS Scorpion fires upon the fort, and HMS Cruizer sent upriver; quickly turns back downriver. |
| 1776 | 10-Feb | Cape Fear River | Brunswick/New Hanover | Brunswick/New Hanover | HMS Cruizer captured privateer America, had to burn it since they had no one to man it. |
| 1776 | 27-Feb | Moore's Creek Bridge | New Hanover | Pender | Col. Richard Caswell with 1,100 Patriots routed 1,800 Loyalists under Gen. Donald McDonald. |
| 1776 | 8-Mar | Fort Johnston #4 | Brunswick | Brunswick | HMS Cruizer sent twelve men to try to take the fort, but they were driven back to their ship. |
| 1776 | 20-Mar | Cross Creek | Cumberland | Cumberland | aka Cochrane's Mill. Loyalist Capt. Thomas Reid captured Col. William Graham and his Tryon County Militia resting after the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| 1776 | 6-Apr | Brunswick Town #1 | Brunswick | Brunswick | For three weeks, British foraging parties attacked the locals, while picking up refugees from the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. |
| 1776 | 14-Apr | Ocracoke Inlet #1 | Hyde | Hyde | Patriot Schooner Polly captured by Virginia Royalist sloop Lilly. |
| 1776 | 1-May | Fort Johnston #5 | Brunswick | Brunswick | Maj. Gen. Henry Clinton ordered the fort destroyed once again, while his ships remained offshore. |
| 1776 | 11-May | Orton Mill & Kendal Plantation | Brunswick | Brunswick | Night raid on a bridge near Orton, next day attacked Col. Robert Howe's plantation - Kendal, then burned a mill. |
| 1776 | 17-May | Brunswick Town #2 | Brunswick | Brunswick | Col. Charles Cornwallis with 900 men on a night mission to take Brunswick Town - only to find it abandoned. |
| 1776 | 23-May | Fort Johnston #6 | Brunswick | Brunswick | During a terrible storm, Patriots attacked the British who now possessed the fort once again. |
| 1776 | June | Round Mountain | Tryon | Polk | aka Howard's Gap. Patriots surpise Cherokee raiders who were celebrating a recent victory. |
| 1776 | July | Quaker Meadows | Rowan | Burke | Capt. Matthias Barringer and seven militiamen massacred by Cherokees while on a scouting mission. |
| 1776 | 3-Jul | McDowell's Station | Rowan | Burke | Cherokees laid siege to the small fort, but were driven off when Gen. Rutherford arrived to save the Patriots. |
| 1776 | 1-Aug to 1-Nov |
Cherokee Expedition (NC) | Tryon & Rowan | Multiple | aka Rutherford's Campaign. BG Griffith Rutherford led a large army to meet up with South Carolinians under Col. Andrew Williamson against the Cherokees in the middle towns. |
| 1776 | 1-Aug to 28-Dec |
Cherokee Expedition (TN) | Washington District | Multiple | aka Christie's Campaign. Col. William Christian (VA), with Col. Joseph Williams of Surry County (NC), led ~1,800 men against the Cherokee Overhill Towns - in what is now eastern Tennessee. |
| 1776 | 15-Aug | Roanoke Inlet | Tyrrell | Dare | British navy landed a foraging party, but they were quickly driven off by Capt. Dennis Duage and his militia. |
| 1776 | 6-Sep | Ft. George - Bald Head Island | Brunswick | Brunswick | Patriot Col. Thomas Polk decided to attack the new British fort on Bald Head Island, with no success. |
| 1776 | 19-Sep | Coweecho River | Tryon | Macon | aka Black Hole. One skirmish in the Cherokee Expedition of 1776, in retaliation of the Indians attacking Patriots in NC, SC, GA, and VA. |
| 1776 | 27-Oct | Neowee Creek | Tryon | Macon | SC Patriots fired upon by Cherokees. |
| 1776 | Oct. | French Broad River | Unknown | Unknown | Col. William Christian, Col. John Sevier, Col. James Robertson pursued retreating Cherokees, destroying everything on their way to Tennessee. |
| 1776 | 1-Nov | Cape Lookout & Ocracoke Inlet | Carteret/Hyde | Carteret/Hyde | Core Sound Independent Company led by Capt. Enoch Ward seized a foundering British brig, the Aurora, taking its cargo, captain, and crew. |
| 1777 | 6-Feb | NC Coast #1 | New Hanover | New Hanover | HMS frigate Solebay cruised off Cape Fear and captured four merchant vessels. |
| 1777 | 22-May | Cape Hatteras #1 | Hyde | Dare | HMS frigate Daphne captured the brig Fanny off Cape Hatteras and took it to St. Augustine. |
| 1777 | 26-Sep | NC Coast #2 | Carteret | Carteret | New Bern privateer Nancy seized a British ship and a ship from Guinea, with 100 slaves and ivory onboard. |
| 1777 | Oct. | Cape Lookout Bay | Carteret | Carteret | Core Sound Independent Company led by Capt. Enoch Ward seized a privateer schooner, the Liverpool, taking its cargo, captain, and crew. |
| 1778 | 4-Apr | Ocracoke | Hyde | Hyde | St. Augustine privateer captured a French ship loaded with tobacco, and a Bermuda sloop with a load of salt. |
| 1778 | 12-May | Topsail Inlet | New Hanover | Pender | Loyalist privateer Capt. John Goodrich teamed up with two other privateers and sailed into Topsail Inlet and burned a brig that had just been taken by NC Navy. |
| 1778 | June | Gilbert Town #1 | Tryon | Rutherford | Loyalist Samuel Smith and David Fanning captured near Gilbert Town and sent to Ninety-Six in SC. Fanning escaped two days after his arrival in July. |
| 1778 | July | Salisbury | Rowan | Rowan | David Fanning escaped, returned to NC, raised more Loyalists, and was captured again near Salisbury. Again, he escaped. |
| 1778 | 14-Jul | NC Coast #3 | Carteret/Hyde | Carteret/Hyde | HMS Enterprise captured a French snow and three other prizes, then headed back to New York harbor. |
| 1778 | Sep. | NC Coast #4 | Carteret/Hyde | Carteret/Hyde | New Bern privateer Bellona captured brig Elizabeth, the schooner Actason and another sloop, and a NY privateer named the Harlecan. |
| 1778 | 15-Nov | Currituck Inlet | Currituck | Currituck | Virginia Loyalist Capt. John Goodrich sailed into the inlet and set fire to two vessels before anyone could stop him. |
| 1779 | Mar. | Haw Fields | Orange | Alamance | Capt. Henry Connelly disperses a large group of Loyalists. |
| 1779 | 27-Jun | Cape Hatteras #2 | Hyde | Dare | Loyalist privateer chased an Edenton vessel over the Ocracoke bar and followed for several miles. Then, a brief fight onshore. |
| 1779 | 29-Jun | Outer Banks | Hyde | Dare | The Impertinent recently re-outfitted as a Patriot privateer, was sent out to harrass British shipping, then captured sloop HMS Harlem. |
| 1780 | 29-May | Waxhaws | Mecklenburg | Union | aka Buford's Massacre. Battle in both NC and SC. |
| 1780 | 7-Jun | Cape Hatteras #3 | Hyde | Dare | Privateer Adventure battles two Bermuda privateers, the Hammond and the Randall. |
| 1780 | 20-Jun | Ramseur's Mill | Lincoln | Lincoln | Col. Francis Locke defeated Loyalists under Lt. Col. John Moore |
| 1780 | 21-Jul | Colson's Mill | Montgomery | Stanly | Col. William Lee Davidson with 160 men defeat a larger group of Loyalists under in a brief skirmish. |
| 1780 | Sep. | Ocracoke Inlet #2 | Hyde | Hyde | New Bern privateer General Nash captured two brigs. |
| 1780 | Sep. | Graham's Fort | Lincoln | Cleveland | Loyalist raiders attacked small group of Patriot civilians and Col. William Graham with his family with no success. |
| 1780 | Sep. | McAlpine Creek | Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | Col. John Peasley skirmished with a British patrol. |
| 1780 | 9-Sep | Anson County | Anson | Anson | SC Col. Abel Kolb led 80-100 militiamen against the Loyalists in two locations. |
| 1780 | 10-Sep | Mask's Ferry | Anson | Anson | Capt. Peter Hedrick and Capt. John Lopp attacked Loyalists, killed some and took eleven prisoners. |
| 1780 | 12-Sep | Cane Creek | Burke | Burke | aka Bickerstaff's Ford, aka Cowan's Ford. Col. Charles McDowell ambushed Loyalists under Maj. Patrick Ferguson. McDowell forced to retreat. |
| 1780 | 26-Sep | Charlotte | Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | Col. William Richardson Davie ordered his 400 men to delay Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis as long as possible. |
| 1780 | 3-Oct | Richmond Town #1 | Surry | Forsyth | Gideon and Hezekiah Wright raised a large Loyalist group in Surry County and attacked Richmond while the Patriots were away fighting elsewhere. |
| 1780 | 3-Oct | Battle of the Bees | Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | aka McIntyre Cabin. Large foraging party under Capt. John Doyle attacked by Capt. James Thompson and 14 militiamen. |
| 1780 | 8-Oct | Richmond Town #2 | Surry | Forsyth | Gideon and Hezekiah Wright again attacked the County Seat while the Patriot militia was absent. |
| 1780 | 9-Oct | Polk's Mill | Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | Col. Philip Taylor and 120 Mounted Volunteers attacked the new British post, but were driven off. |
| 1780 | Oct. | Gilbert Town #2 | Rutherford | Rutherford | SC militiamen rode to find Loyalist Capt. James Dunlap recuperating, shot him, but he was not killed as they thought. |
| 1780 | 14-Oct | Shallow Ford | Surry | Forsyth/Yadkin | Virginia Maj. Joseph Cloyd with VA and NC militia force of about 350 men sought out Col. Gideon Wright and his growing Loyalist force, and defeated them. |
| 1780 | Oct. | Myhand's Bridge #1 | Duplin | Sampson | Loyalist Middleton Mobley attacked Capt. John "Shay" Williams and his militia company. |
| 1780 | 3-Nov | Great Swamp | Bladen | Robeson | Lt. Col. John Senf with 90 men from Camden, SC militia attacked Loyalists, killing two and wounding several. |
| 1780 | Nov. | Ocracoke Inlet #3 | Hyde | Hyde | New Bern privateer General Nash captured three brigs, the Aggie, the Prince of Wales, and the Kattie near Ocracoke Inlet. |
| 1780 | 14-Nov | Bradley's Plantation | Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | Loyalists ambushed and killed Francis Bradley at his own home. |
| 1781 | 18-Jan to 15-Feb |
The Race to the Dan | - | - | An overview of this important segment of the ongoing battles/skirmishes between the battle of Cowpens (SC) and the battle at Guilford Court House. |
| 1781 | 28-Jan | Wilmington #1 | New Hanover | New Hanover | British Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis sent Maj. James Craig from Charlestown to go seize the port city of Wilmington. |
| 1781 | 30-Jan | Heron's Bridge | New Hanover | New Hanover/Pender | aka Big Bridge. Maj. James Craig made a surprise attack upon Patriots led by Col. Henry Young with 250 men. |
| 1781 | Feb. | Chestnut Mountain | Surry | Stokes | aka Tory's Den. Lt. Col. Joseph Winston hunted down Loyalists who had robbed a Patriot's home. |
| 1781 | Feb. | Bacon's Inlet | Brunswick | Brunswick | Maj. John Cain and Maj. Samuel Leonard with a small group of men surprised a British foraging party trying to make off with some local cattle. |
| 1781 | 1-Feb | Cowan's Ford | Mecklenburg/Lincoln | Mecklenburg/Lincoln | Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis decided to pursue Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan and Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene into NC, ran into Brig. Gen. William Lee Davidson who was ordered to delay Cornwallis as long as possible. |
| 1781 | 1-Feb | Tarrant's Tavern | Rowan | Iredell | aka Torrence's Tavern. Civilians and militiamen alike gathered here after the skirmish of Cowan's Ford, attacked by Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. |
| 1781 | 3/4-Feb | Trading Ford | Rowan | Rowan/Davidson | Lt. Gen. Cornwallis tried to head off Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, who had already crossed at this location. |
| 1781 | 4-Feb | Grant's Creek | Rowan | Rowan | Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton sent upriver to find an alternate crossing point to catch Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, held up for three hours by local militia. |
| 1781 | 7-Feb | Shallow Fords of the Yadkin | Surry | Forsyth/Yadkin | Capt. Joseph Graham with 20 men followed and harrassed the British for five miles. |
| 1781 | 8-Feb | Reedy Creek | Surry | Forsyth | Special Ops group formed by Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene to intercept Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis and keep the British at bay - first encounter at this location. |
| 1781 | 11-Feb | Summerfield | Guilford | Guilford | aka Bruce's Crossroads, aka Dix's Ferry. Lt. Col. Henry Lee encounters Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton in a bitter fight. |
| 1781 | 13-Feb | Speedwell's Furnace | Guilford | Rockingham | aka Troublesome Iron Works. Col. Otho Williams and his Special Ops group detained Lt. Gen. Cornwallis once again. |
| 1781 | 17-Feb | Hart's Mill | Orange | Orange | Capt. Joseph Graham attacked British detachment guarding the mill and defeated them. |
| 1781 | 25-Feb | Haw River | Orange | Alamance | aka Pyle's Defeat, Holt's Race Paths. Lt. Col. Henry Lee with over 800 NC and SC militia soundly whupped Col. John Pyle and his 400 NC Loyalists. |
| 1781 | 26-Feb | Dickey's Farm | Orange | Alamance | Maj. Micajah Lewis runs into Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and is mortally wounded, died next day. |
| 1781 | 1-Mar | Cole's Bridge | Cumberland/Richmond | Moore/Richmond | Lt. John Philyard and 25 men were guarding a depot when they were attacked by large Loyalist force led by Col. Hector McNeill. |
| 1781 | 4-Mar | Clapp's Mill #1 | Orange | Alamance | aka Alamance River. Lt. Col. Henry Lee again meets Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. |
| 1781 | 5-Mar | Clapp's Mill #2 | Orange | Alamance | Capt. Joseph Graham went back the next night and captured an officer. |
| 1781 | 5-Mar | Alamance River #1 | Orange | Alamance | Lt. Col. William Washington sent out a patrol and they killed 23 Loyalists driving cattle to Cornwallis's camp. |
| 1781 | 6-Mar | Whitesell's Mill | Guilford | Guilford | aka Wetzel's Mill, Weitzel's Mill, Wetzall's Mill. Col. Otho Williams with about 700 men vs. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton with slightly larger force. Patriots forced to flee. |
| 1781 | 7-Mar | Near Whitesell's Mill | Guilford | Guilford | Two Patriot sergeants combined their forces and attacked 16-18 British recruits at a farmhouse. |
| 1781 | 7-Mar | Alamance River #2 | Orange | Alamance | Delaware Capt. Robert Kirkwood with 40 riflemen ordered to attack Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's camp in middle of the night, forcing Tarleton to quickly move. |
| 1781 | 7-Mar | Reedy Fork | Orange | Alamance | Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis attacked Col. Otho Williams on the other side of the river. |
| 1781 | 13-Mar | Bull Run Creek | Guilford | Guilford | aka Edward's Crossroads. Lt. Col. Henry Lee focused on the rear of Cornwallis's column crossing the creek. |
| 1781 | 15-Mar | New Garden Meeting House | Guilford | Guilford | Lt. Col. Henry Lee vs. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton again, in a protracted fight early in the morning of the battle of Guilford Court House. |
| 1781 | 15-Mar | Guilford Court House | Guilford | Guilford | Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene with about 4,400 men vs. Lt. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis with about 1,900 men. British claimed victory but paid dearly for it. |
| 1781 | 15-Mar | Alamance | Orange | Alamance | Capt. Duckworth surprised Loyalist David Fanning. |
| 1781 | 19-Mar | Ramsey's Mill | Chatham | Chatham | Maj. Pleasant Henderson and five companies of the NC Light Dragoons attacked Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis's troops crossing the Deep River. |
| 1781 | 25-Mar | Stewart's Creek #1 | Cumberland | Cumberland | aka Stuart's Ford. Capt. John Taylor and his mounted Granville County Militia encountered British Regulars, killing one and capturing three. |
| 1781 | 27-Mar | Barbeque Church | Cumberland | Harnett | Capt. Daniel Buie and his Cumberland County Militia ran into Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, who captured the Patriots. Many escaped, not Daniel Buie. |
| 1781 | 31-Mar | Cole's Bridge #2 | Cumberland/Richmond | Moore/Richmond | Col. Thomas Wade and 95 men were routed by large group of Loyalists and British. |
| 1781 | Mar. | Rouse's Tavern | New Hanover | New Hanover | aka Rouse's House Massacre. British Maj. James Craig sent 60-70 men with orders to give no quarter - they slaughtered all the men inside. |
| 1781 | 15-Apr | Big Glades | Burke | Watauga | aka Wolf's Den, aka Riddle's Knob. Loyalist Capt. William Riddle captured Col. Benjamin Cleveland and Richard Calloway - both recaptured by Cleveland's brother, Robert, with Cleveland's men. |
| 1781 | 6-May | Peacock's Bridge | Wayne | Wilson | Col. James Gorham with 400 Pitt County men attempted to stop Cornwallis's march north, but Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton scattered the patriots around the bridge. |
| 1781 | 7-May | Swift Creek & Fishing Creek | Nash | Nash | Two more attempts to slow down Cornwallis failed. Capt. Harry Hill of the Franklin County Regiment at least made an attempt. |
| 1781 | 7-May | Halifax | Halifax | Halifax | Halifax Militia also try to stop Cornwallis on his way to Virginia. He's irritated and almost destroys the town. |
| 1781 | 9-May | Deep River #1 | Randolph | Randolph | Patriot Capt. John Hinds surprised Capt. David Fanning at a friend's home, killed two of his men. |
| 1781 | 11-May | Cohera Swamp | Duplin | Sampson | Col. James Kenan with 12-15 men attacked a gathering of Loyalists here. Kenan's brother was killed. |
| 1781 | 11-May | Buffalo Ford | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Capt. David Fanning attacked Col. John Collier and the Randolph County Militia, killing two, wounding three, and capturing two Patriots. |
| 1781 | 13-May | Legat's Bridge | Bladen | Hoke | aka Rockfish, Legget's Bridge. Loyalist David Fanning rode all night to make a preemptive strike against Capt. John Fletcher. He also ran into Col. Guilford Dudley and captured three men and a baggage wagon. |
| 1781 | 13-May | Myhand's Bridge #2 | Duplin | Sampson | Col. James Kenan lured out Middleton Mobley and his Loyalists, who fled down the Coharie River. |
| 1781 | 16-May | Portevent's Mill | Duplin | Sampson | aka Mynheer's Ambush, aka Six Runs. Col. James Kenan pursued the fleeing Loyalists, killed many, and dispersed the rest. |
| 1781 | June | Edenton #1 | Chowan | Chowan | Capt. Michael Quinn commanded the row galley General Arnold, which ran aground. He was captured and killed. |
| 1781 | 8-Jun | Cox's Mill #1 | Randolph | Randolph | Capt. David Fanning again tries to surprise Col. John Collier at night, but the Loyalists were routed. |
| 1781 | 4-Jul | Wilmington #2 | New Hanover | New Hanover | Capt. Thomas Bludworth sniped at the British from a hollow cypress tree for almost a week. |
| 1781 | 8-Jul | New Bern #1 | Craven | Craven | The Craven County Regiment of Militia engaged a British raiding party that came from Wilmington. |
| 1781 | 17-Jul | Chatham Court House | Chatham | Chatham | Recently named as a Colonel, David Fanning and his Loyalists came into town and stopped a hanging, then captured many Patriots. |
| 1781 | 17-Jul | Wyanoke Ferry | Hertford/Gates | Hertford/Gates | Loyalists burned the small settlement. |
| 1781 | 26-Jul | Stewart's Creek #2 | Cumberland | Cumberland | Loyalist Col. Hector McNeil interrupted a Loyalist execution being performed by Patriot Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. with four companies of Militia. |
| 1781 | July | Ray's Mill Creek | Cumberland | Moore | Col. Philip Alston severely wounded Kenneth Black, a known friend of Col. David Fanning. |
| 1781 | 29-Jul | House in the Horseshoe | Cumberland | Moore | aka Alston House. Col. David Fanning learned of Kenneth Black's death and attacked Col. Philip Alston at his home on Deep River. |
| 1781 | 30-Jul | Cox's Mill #2 | Randolph | Randolph | While Fanning was at Alston's House, his base camp was attacked by Patriots, who promptly fled when he returned. |
| 1781 | 2-Aug | Rockfish Creek | Duplin/New Hanover | Duplin/Pender | aka Rock Creek. Wilmington commandant Maj. James Craig decided to go into the countryside, attacked by Patriot militiamen until they ran out of ammunition. |
| 1781 | 3-Aug | Piney Bottom Creek | Cumberland | Hoke | Col. Thomas Wade returning from SC attacked by Loyalists. Patriots scattered, lost six men and a boy. |
| 1781 | 4-Aug | Beatti's Bridge | Bladen/Richmond | Scotland/Hoke | Col. Thomas Wade wanted revenge for the boy killed the day before, so he recouped and went after the Loyalists. |
| 1781 | 9-Aug | Richmond & Cumberland Counties | Richmond/Cumberland | Richmond/Cumberland | Col. Thomas Wade continued looking for the Loyalists involved at Piney Bottom Creek. Patriot vigilantes killed some who were not involved. |
| 1781 | 14-Aug | Cumberland County Court House | Cumberland | Cumberland | Loyalists Col. John Slingsby, Col. Duncan Ray, Col. Archibald McDugald, and Col. Hector McNeil decided to take the court house with several county leaders. |
| 1781 | 16-Aug | Kingston #1 | Dobbs | Lenoir | Maj. James Craig continued raiding from Wilmington, encountered local Patriots. |
| 1781 | 17-Aug | Robesons' Plantations | Bladen | Bladen | Col. David Fanning burned the home of Capt. Peter Robeson, and the plantation of Col. Thomas Robeson, and took several prisoners. |
| 1781 | 17-Aug | Jumping Run | Jones | Jones | Maj. James Craig heading to New Bern surprises Lt. Col. Samuel Hill and a small group of Jones County Miltiamen at their fortified camp. |
| 1781 | 17-Aug | Webber's Bridge | Jones/Craven | Jones/Craven | aka Sanders Bridge, Saunders Bridge, Trent Bridge. Gen. Alexander Lillington's Patriots attempted to stop Maj. James Craig from getting to New Bern. |
| 1781 | 19-Aug | New Bern #2 | Craven | Craven | Maj. James Craig entered the town and the Patriots sniped at them, killing Capt. John Gordon. |
| 1781 | 21-Aug | Kingston #2 | Dobbs | Lenoir | After two days in New Bern, Maj. James Craig marched to Kingston, met briefly with Patriot Col. James Gorham. |
| 1781 | 27-Aug | Tory Hole | Bladen | Bladen | Bladen County refugees led by Col. Thomas Robeson, Jr. attacked Loyalists under Col. John Slingsby, taking them completely by surprise. |
| 1781 | 28-Aug | Fanning's Mill | Montgomery | Montgomery | Loyalist Col. Hector McNeil with 70 men captured a few Patriots at this location. |
| 1781 | Sep. | Hood's Creek | Brunswick | Brunswick | Maj. James Craig sent out a small force to disperse Patriots stifling Wilmington. |
| 1781 | 1-Sep | Little Raft Swamp | Bladen | Hoke | aka McPhaul's Mill, aka Burnt Swamp. Col. Thomas Wade and his Anson County Militia of about 420 men vs. Col. David Fanning with about 225 Loyalists. |
| 1781 | Sep. | Beck's Ford | Unknown | Unknown | Patriot Capt. Robert Roper skirmished across the Deep River with Col. David Fanning. |
| 1781 | 12-Sep | Hillsborough | Orange | Orange | Col. David Fanning assembled a large group of Loyalists, marched into the town, and captured Governor Thomas Burke, the city council, and a number of Continentals. |
| 1781 | 12-Sep | Kirk's Farm | Orange | Orange | aka Kirk's Lane. Loyalist Capt. Richard Edwards was sent by Col. David Fanning as a diversion to attack the Patriots here, turned into an intense fight. |
| 1781 | 13-Sep | Lindley's Mill | Orange | Alamance | aka Cane Creek. Brig. Gen. John Butler with about 500 men vs. Col. David Fanning with about 600 men. Col. Fanning wounded badly. |
| 1781 | 23-Sep | Livingston's Creek | Bladen | Bladen | Loyalist Col. Archibald McDugald took over Fanning's troops and prisoners and marched towards Wilmington, met Maj. James Craig at Livingston's Creek. Both skirmished with Patriots here. |
| 1781 | Sep. | Brown Marsh | Bladen | Bladen | aka Baldwin's Old Field. Brig. Gen. John Butler missed saving Gov. Thomas Burke, waited for Loyalists to return. Patriots once again spanked. |
| 1781 | Oct. | Cumberland County | Cumberland | Cumberland | Lt. Col. Robert Mebane on his way back home was surprised and killed by Henry Hightower. |
| 1781 | Oct. | Brush Creek | Randolph | Randolph | aka Uwharrie Mountains, Carraway Mountain. Butler's Patriots went after Col. David Fanning, who wasn't completely healed. Fanning had to retreat. |
| 1781 | 15-Oct | Raft Swamp | Bladen | Robeson | Maj. Joseph Graham led a small Patriot force against Col. Duncan Ray with almost 600 Loyalists, who were soundly whupped. |
| 1781 | Oct. | Bear Creek | Chatham | Chatham | James Harding tricked Col. David Fanning and his Loyalists into an ambush, but Fanning escaped. |
| 1781 | Nov. | Mill's Station | Unknown | Unknown | Small fort attacked and civilians massacred by Indians and Loyalists. |
| 1781 | 2-Nov | Leonard's Creek | Rowan | Davidson | Patriot neighbors Valentin Leonhardt and Wooldrich Fritz murdered in their homes by Loyalists. |
| 1781 | 14-Nov | Moore's Plantation | Brunswick | Brunswick | Patriot Maj. Joseph Graham surprised a party of about 100 Loyalists, killing twelve and wounding thirty. |
| 1781 | 15-Nov | The Brick House | Brunswick | Brunswick | Brig. Gen. Griffith Rutherford allows his anxious men to attack a British post opposite to Wilmington. |
| 1781 | 16-Nov | Seven Creeks | Brunswick | Brunswick/Columbus | SC Loyalist Col. Micajah Gainey surprised Patriot Maj. Joseph Graham. Each side lost one man killed. |
| 1781 | 18-Nov | Evacuation of Wilmington | New Hanover | New Hanover | Maj. James Craig finally left, Brig. Gen. Griffith Rutherford had to stop repraisals against Loyalists. |
| 1781 | Nov. | Chatham County #1 | Chatham | Chatham | Loyalist Col. David Fanning captured Capt. Thomas Kennedy of Burke County, then attacked Capt. John Lopp. |
| 1781 | 10-Dec | Cox's Mill #3 | Randolph | Randolph | Col. Elijah Isaacs seized Fanning's base camp while he was absent, and went after local Loyalists. |
| 1781 | Dec. | Big Juniper Creek | Cumberland | Moore | aka McLendon's Creek. Loyalist Col. David Fanning sought after Capt. John Cox, found him at his brother Robert's house with two friends, Robert Lowe, and William Jackson. Latter two killed by Loyalists. |
| 1782 | 7-Jan | Gholson's Farm | Chatham | Chatham | Loyalist Col. David Fanning burned the Patriot captain's farmhouse and two more homes nearby. |
| 1782 | 11-Feb | Deep River #2 | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Col. David Fanning and Capt. Charles Gholson finally skirmish, with no losses on either side. Truce made. |
| 1782 | Feb. | Near NC Coast | Unknown | Unknown | British frigate Savage captured an NC sloop. Loyalist ship, the Orphan's Frigate, ran two ships onto the shore, then took an NC sloop. |
| 1782 | 25-Feb | Edenton #2 | Chowan | Chowan | Virginia privateer Grand Turk seized a Loyalist schooner that arrived under a flag of truce. |
| 1782 | Mar. | Forks of the Yadkin | Rowan | Davie | Loyalist Col. John Elrod attacked paroled Patriot. Col. Thomas Dugan found Elrod and hanged him. |
| 1782 | 11-Mar | Balfour's Plantation | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Col. David Fanning on a broad killing raid throughout Randolph County. |
| 1782 | 13-Mar | Randolph County Court House | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Col. David Fanning went looking for county leaders, but they were warned he was coming. He then went on another destruction/killing spree. |
| 1782 | 4-Apr | Beaufort | Carteret | Carteret | Col. John Easton and his Carteret County Militia encountered Loyalists aboard ships looking for foraging supplies. Long story - lasted almost two weeks. |
| 1782 | 23-Apr | Chatham County #2 | Chatham | Chatham | Loyalist Col. David Fanning and two officers all decided to marry their ladies on the same day. Attacked by Patriots, but these were repelled. |
| 1782 | May | Deep River #3 | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Col. David Fanning in another personal feud, this time with Andrew Hunter of Randolph County, who steals Fanning's prized horse. |
| 1782 | Sep. | Bladen County Court House | Bladen | Bladen | Capt. Robert Raiford of the NC Continental Line led 30 men into the court house to attack Archibald MacLaine, a lawyer who was defending a Loyalist. |
| 1782 | 22-Sep | Faith Rock | Randolph | Randolph | Loyalist Col. David Fanning once again after Andrew Hunter, who again escaped and rode Fanning's horse down a steeply inclined rock - Faith Rock. |
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