Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Battle of McIntyre's Farm

October 3, 1780

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

1. The Battle of McIntyre's Farm Marker

Inscription.
American forces:
14 men
Commander, Capt. James Thompson
Men: George Graham, Lieut. • Francis Bradley • James Henry • Thomas Dickson • John Dickson • John Long • Robert Robinson • George Houston • Hugh Houston • Thomas McClure • Edward Shifley • George Shipley • John Robinson

British forces:
600 men
Commander, Major John Doyle
Men:
350 infantry • 60 cavalry • 40 wagons
The British were defeated and routed
8 killed
12 wounded

Erected by
Edward Lee Baxter Davidson
of Charlotte, N. C.
Vice president, general
S. A. R.

Erected by Edward Lee Baxter Davidson.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 35° 18.762′ N, 80° 51.832′ 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. McIntyre Skirmish (here, next to this marker); Pleasant Grove Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); McCoy Slave Cemetery

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(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. 4.2 miles away); John McKnitt Alexander (approx. 4.2 miles away); Historic Latta Plantation (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

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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

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 11, 2023

2. The Battle of McIntyre's Farm Marker

Featured marker is on the left.

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. (Erica Russell, Clio: Your Guide to History, Feb. 24, 2016) (Submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.