Battle of Alamance

Battle of Alamance
Part of the Regulator Movement

Illustration of the battle by J. Steeple Davis
DateMay 16, 1771
Location
Great Alamance Creek, North Carolina
36°00′30″N 079°31′14″W / 36.00833°N 79.52056°W / 36.00833; -79.52056
Result Government victory
Belligerents
North Carolina Regulators
Commanders and leaders
William Tryon Herman Husband
Benjamin Merrill (POW)
Strength
~1,000 ~2,000
Casualties and losses
9-27 killed
61 wounded		 100 killed
~200 wounded
The site of the Battle of Alamance, including red flags, to the right, marking militia positions and an 1880 commemorative monument, in the distance, to the far left.

The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final confrontation of the Regulator Movement, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over various issues with the Colonial Government. The Regulators primarily wanted reforms to the currency act and to stop local corruption. They will also request other changes, like secret ballot voting, progressive taxation, land reform, and more transparent government. Named for nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in what was then Orange County and has since become Alamance County in the central Piedmont area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of present-day Burlington, North Carolina.