Battles and Campaigns in North Carolina

The map depicts Revolutionary War activity throughout North Carolina. Colored routes indicate major campaigns and troop movements, including the Greene-Cornwallis campaign, Cornwallis’s marches to Wilmington and Virginia, the Overmountain Victory Trail, Tory War activity, Cherokee actions, and coastal/naval operations. Red stars indicate principal engagements, black stars indicate lesser engagements between Cornwallis and Greene, gold stars indicate engagements between Whigs and Tories, and blue-gray stars indicate engagements during Cornwallis’s march to Virginia.
Color coded key (no particular order)
| Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
◙ | Actions against Cherokee |
◙ | Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge |
◙ | Greene-Cornwallis (including Race to the Dan) |
◙ | Cornwallis to Wilmington |
◙ | Cornwallis to Virginia |
◙ | Tory War |
◙ | Overmountain Victory Trail |
◙ | Coastal/Naval Actions |
⋮ | Corwallis’ pursuit of Greene, retreat to Wilmington |
⋮ | Corwallis’ march to Virginia, April-May 1781 |
⋮ | Greene’s patriot army returns to South Carolina |
★ | Principal engagements |
★ | Lesser engagements between Cornwallis and Greene |
★ | Engagements between Whigs and Tories |
★ | Engagements during Cornwallis’ march to Virginia |