Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pyle's Defeat

February 1781

Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 12, 2010

1. Pyle's Defeat Marker

Inscription. Near this location, mounted Loyalists from Chatham and southern Orange counties led by Col. John Pyle, and on their way to join Gen. Cornwallis in Hillsborough, were defeated by units of Gen. Greene's American Army led by Col. Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee and Gen. Andrew Pickens. As the two forces converged on a narrow road, Holts Race Path, the Loyalists mistook Lee's troopers for British cavalry. More than 90 Loyalists were killed in a brief battle fought primarily with sabers and swords. This defeat of Col. Pyle and the subsequent battle of Guilford Courthouse hastened the British Army's withdrawal from North Carolina and their defeat at Yorktown, Virginia.

Erected 1996 by The Alamance Foundation and NSSAR.

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

Location. 36° 2.996′ N, 79° 27.021′ W. Marker is in Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is at the intersection of Anthony Road and Old Trail, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1758 Anthony Road, Burlington NC 27215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Pyle's Defeat (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Alamance

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Michael Holt II (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tryon's Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Johnston Moves West (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Tryon’s Camp (approx. 2.2 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 2.2 miles away); Alamance Mill Village (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pyle's Defeat (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Paul Jordan, August 12, 2010

2. Pyle's Defeat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 2,513 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.