Fight for the Backcountry: Battle of Alamance Reenactment
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Alamance Battleground State Historic Site
Experience North Carolina's internal power struggle on the eve of revolution! On May 16, 1771, a group of rebellious backcountry farmers who called themselves "Regulators" met the loyalist militia of Governor William Tryon in open battle. "Fight for the Backcountry" will feature a recreation of the Battle of Alamance, and will explore life in the backcountry in the early 1770s, as the American colonies stood on the brink of revolution.