Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
McIntyre Skirmish
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
1. McIntyre Skirmish Marker
of the
McIntyre Skirmish
Oct. 3, 1780
Erected by Mecklenburg Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1901
Erected 1901 by Mecklenburg Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 35° 18.763′ N, 80° 51.833′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. Memorial is on Beatties Ford Road (State Road 2074) north of McIntyre Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5801 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte NC 28216, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Battle of McIntyre's Farm (here, next to this marker); Pleasant Grove Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); McCoy Slave Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Oldest Cemetery and the Walls (approx. 4.1 miles away); William Bain Alexander (approx.
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1. McIntyre's Farm, Battle of. When British commander Lord Charles Cornwallis left Charlotte on 12 Oct. 1780 after a 16-day occupation, he was heard to say that the defiant and rebellious town was a "damned hornet's nest." Although the British were figuratively stung by unrelenting hostility and violent ambushes, one foraging party was stung both literally and figuratively (by Patriots and by bees) in the skirmish at McIntyre's Farm. (David A. Norris, Encyclopedia of North Carolina, 2006; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. McIntyre Historic Site. The McIntyre Farm is the site of a 1780 skirmish between a large number of British Loyalists and a significantly smaller number of unorganized Patriot militia. The event is called the “Battle of the Bees” or "The Battle of the Hornets Nest". The name is reference to role of beehives, upset by the British during the event with the North Carolina farmer led militia.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023
2. McIntyre Skirmish Marker
Featured marker is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
