Alexander Lillington — born c. 1725 in Beaufort Precinct; died April 1786 in New Hanover County. 🇺🇸
At Moore’s Creek Bridge, his were the first Patriot troops on the ground. He chose the spot, raised the earthworks, and had his men rip up the planks and grease the rails — the trap that destroyed the Loyalist charge in minutes. Contemporaries wrote: “Where Lillington fought for Caswell’s glory.” He resigned a colonelcy for ill health, then came back as a brigadier general and fought at Charleston, Brier Creek, and Webber’s Bridge. The town of Lillington bears his name.
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