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The Welsh at Moore’s Creek Bridge – a brief roll call
The roll call of just some of those present at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge provides just a brief snapshot of the influence the Welsh would have on the shaping of the South. Colonel Allen Jones of the Northampton County Regiment (later Brigadier General of the newly created Halifax District Brigade of Militia) would…
Dragons abroad
Welsh Revolutionaries during the American War of Independence
Exploring the impact of settlers from Wales in the US Revolutionary War.
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The Welsh in North Carolina – a brief background
The arrival of Welsh settlers in North Carolina is not well-documented. In fact, it seems very little is known about they first men and women who made a new home for themselves in the colony. This frustrating gap in history was one of the reasons why this blog was created. We do know that sixteen…
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The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
Until relatively recently, the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge (February 27, 1776) had been viewed as little more than a minor skirmish during the early days of the American Revolutionary War, but recent academic research across the Atlantic now views the clash through a very different lens. “[The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge] turned out…
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Welsh Revolutionaries – Where it all began
This journey – and a journey it has become – began by chance one lazy afternoon in the late summer of 2023 while I was aimlessly surfing the internet. I had developed an interest in North Carolina – a state that had previously held little attraction for me, but which had – over the course…
Welsh settlers and the American Revolutionary War 