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15th November 16, 05:55 AM
#19
 Originally Posted by davidlpope
This was the case with the Revolution in North Carolina. The Highland broadsword charge at Moore's Creek was met by the musket fire of backcountry militia, many of them Scotch-Irish. Similarly, in the Mecklenburg region, Scotch-Irish militia fought against Montgomery's (77th) Highlanders.
The 1st Highland Battalion, AKA the 62nd Regiment of Foot, AKA the 77th Regiment of Foot, Montgomery's Highlanders had been disbanded since 1763, so how exactly was someone fighting against that regiment in in the 75-83 period?
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