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Hillsborough District Brigade; Active: 1776-1783: Allegiance: North Carolina: Branch: North Carolina militia: Type: Militia: Commanders; Notable commanders: Brigadier General Thomas Person; Brigadier General John Butler; Brigadier General Ambrose Ramsey (Pro Tempore)
The Hillsborough District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Hillsborough. In 1766, the Province of North Carolina House of Burgess, at the direction of Province of North Carolina Governor William...
John Butler (c.1728 – 1786) was a military officer in the Hillsborough District Brigade of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1784, and served as its commanding general between 1779 and the end of the conflict.
The Hillsborough District Brigade of militia was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia established on May 4, 1776. Brigadier General Thomas Person was the first commander. Companies from the eight regiments of the brigade were engaged in 55 known battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia during the ...
The Hillsborough District Minuteman Battalion was created by the Continental Congress on September 9, 1775 for six months duration. The battalion was commanded by Colonel James Thackston. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Hillsborough District Brigade of militia.
The 5th North Carolina Regiment was organized in March 1776 as part of the Southern Department, where it remained till February 5, 1777. The companies from the regiment were first organized in Wilmington, North Carolina and included men from New Bern, Edenton, and other parts of the Hillsborough District.
A "Tragédia de Hillsborough" foi um incidente que ocorreu em 15 de abril de 1989 no Estádio Hillsborough, em Sheffield durante o jogo entre Liverpool FC e Nottingham Forest, válido pelas semifinais da Taça da Inglaterra. Foi o maior desastre do futebol inglês e um dos maiores do mundo.
