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On February 9 word, reached the Lower Cape Fear that
General Donald McDonald, commander of the Loyalist troops,
had gathered at Cross Creek, above Wilmington, for the pur-
pose of marching down the river to unite with Governor Mar-
tin. ^ In an attempt to stop McDonald before he could reach
Wilmington, Colonel James Moore, commander of the first North
Carolina Regiment, took possession of the bridge at Rockfish
Creek, seven miles below Cross Creek. Anticipating that the
Loyalists' route would bring them to that point, Moore en-
trenched his troops and, by February 19 was joined by Colo-
nel Alexander Lillington with 150 Wilmington Minute Men, Colo-
nel John Ashe with about 100 New Hanover volunteers, and
Colonel James Kenan with 200 Duplin County militia. Moore's
army then numbered about 1,100 men. At the same time, Colo-
nel Richard Caswell was on his way from Newbem with an addi-
tional 800 men, McDonald's force, according to Moore's es-
timate, numbered about 1,500.
On February 19 McDonald, having moved to within four
miles of the Whig position, informed Moore that if, by noon
of the following day, Moore had not declared his intention
to Join "the royal standard," he wpuid be considered an enemy
of the Crown?35 Hoping to give his reinforcements additional
time, Moore deliberately.delayed his answer until the
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McCarty, Jerry L. The Provincial Congress of North Carolina 1774-1776, thesis, January 1970; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131213/m1/98/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .