Named event or history
The Loyalist raid that seized the town and its Patriot leaders; David Fanning is not Edmund Fanning.
6 works in the index name this event.
What it was and why it mattered
Newspapers, photographs, and records of the time
Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this event. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.
In June of 1781,Thomas Burke was elected as the third Governor of North Carolina. In October of that same year he was captured at Hillsborough by the Tory Raider David Fanning. Burke was paroled to James Island but when…
In June of 1781,Thomas Burke was elected as the third Governor of North Carolina. In October of that same year he was captured at Hillsborough by the Tory Raider David Fanning. Burke was paroled to James Island but when…
In June of 1781,Thomas Burke was elected as the third Governor of North Carolina. In October of that same year he was captured at Hillsborough by the Tory Raider David Fanning. Burke was paroled to James Island but when…
In June of 1781,Thomas Burke was elected as the third Governor of North Carolina. In October of that same year he was captured at Hillsborough by the Tory Raider David Fanning. Burke was paroled to James Island but when…
In June of 1781,Thomas Burke was elected as the third Governor of North Carolina. In October of that same year he was captured at Hillsborough by the Tory Raider David Fanning. Burke was paroled to James Island but when…
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