A Trap is Set Wayside

Wayside Exhibit

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Near this spot, on Feb. 26, 1776, Patriot forces set up a defensive position. Late that afternoon, a Loyalist courier arrived to deliver a letter to Patriot commander, Col. Richard Caswell to surrender his troops. While Caswell read the letter and consulted with his officers, the courier surveyed the situation. He observed the Patriot forces with their backs to the bridge. Caswell refused the ultimatum by the Loyalists. The Loyalist courier reported back to the Loyalist Commander, General Donald MacDonald, the observations he made in the Patriot camp.