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battle, early modern

Raid on Brunswick Town

Raid on Brunswick Town was a battle fought in 1748 in what is now North Carolina, United States. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 67 militiamen against 2 ships.

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Fought1748
WhereNorth Carolina, United States34.033N, 77.933W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Great Britain; File:Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svgagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and losses1 killed; 2 woundedand140 killed, wounded, or missing; 29 captured; 1 ship destroyed

Record

Date1748 (year precision)
PlaceNorth Carolina, United States
34.033N, 77.933W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength67 militiamen2 ships
Casualties and losses1 killed; 2 wounded140 killed, wounded, or missing; 29 captured; 1 ship destroyed
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1748

Raid on Brunswick Town is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (45 in North Carolina).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60495558, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Brunswick Town raid, revision 1370606627, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.