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| Pyle's Massacre | |||||||
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| Part of American Revolutionary War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Great Britain | ||||||
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Andrew Pickens Henry Lee | John Pyle | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 600 militia | 300–400 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 man wounded 1 horse killed |
93 killed 250 wounded | ||||||
Pyle's Massacre (also known as Pyle's defeat, Pyle's hacking match or Battle of Haw River) was fought during the American Revolutionary War in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina on February 24, 1781. The battle was between Patriot troops attached to the Continental Army under Colonel Henry Lee III and Loyalist North Carolina militiamen commanded by John Pyle. Due to the unique uniform of his forces, the Loyalists mistakenly thought Lee's men were the British Legion, who were en route to reinforce Pyle. When Lee's men opened fire, they took Pyle's force totally by surprise. This resulted in an extremely lopsided victory for Lee, and Pyle's command was scattered and routed.