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men; many of which were his own men. Firing on his own men was a harsh
measure but one he felt he had to do to save his army. His plan worked. The
calvary charge was checked and the American infantry was driven back. It
appeared neither side could win.

The Americans “leisurely” withdrew with no resistance from the British to a
camp about 15 miles away.

The American casualties were 78 killed and 183 wounded. The British lost 532
with 93 killed; 50 more died shortly thereafter from wounds. CORNWALLIS
moved on into Virginia.

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JAMES FOY, SR may have fought in more battles than those discussed here but,
if so, there is no record of such I can find but, without question, he was an officer
in the Revolutionary Army in that great conflict.

From the dates of birth of his children it does not appear he spent the entire war
away from home. The war began in 1775, almost six years after JAMES FOY,
SR and his wife had moved to Onslow County, NC and began building THE
SUGAR MAPLE PLANTATION. The war was formally over sometime in 1783.
Their son, ENOCH, was born in 1777 and their son, LEWIS (my great,
great,great, grand father), was born in 1782.

The end of a war, any war, is much like its beginning; there is no exact date
attached to it. Bringing a war to an end is a complex and messy business,

especially when the war is the result of a rebellion and the traditions and
formalities of both war and government have been neglected for so long. The
fighting was over by 1783, but the war was not for there was only a provisional
treaty of peace.

That is, the soldiers, those who had done the fighting, by January 1783 were
standing by awaiting the politicians to negotiate a diplomatic end to it all. They
were still in the army. They still drilled a little and were allowed to hunt and fish
for recreation but, they could not go home.

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