Battle of Alamance

Battle of Alamance
Part of the Regulator Movement
Illustration of the battle by J. Steeple Davis
Date May 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 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.