James Moore (c. 1737 – 1777) was a Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War. Born into a prominent political family in the lower Cape Fear River area of North Carolina, he was one of only five Continental Army generals from the state. He served in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War, and commanded the colonial governor's artillery at the Battle of Alamance, which ended the War of the Regulation. In the independence movement, Moore played a prominent role in the local Sons of Liberty organizations, and assisted in organizing the colony-wide Provincial Congress. In 1775, he was elected the first commander of a Continental Line regiment in North Carolina, which had been raised pursuant to instructions of the Continental Congress. After distinguishing himself in the campaign that led to the Patriot victory at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in February 1776, Moore was promoted to brigadier general in the Continental Army. He held de facto command of the Southern Department before his death due to illness.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1559:

Scottish clergyman John Knox returned from exile to lead the Scottish Reformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Knox

1863:

American Civil War: Confederate general Stonewall Jackson was wounded by friendly fire during the Battle of Chancellorsville, leading to his death by pneumonia eight days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville

1945:

World War II: General Helmuth Weidling, commander of the German troops in Berlin, surrendered the city to Soviet forces led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, ending the Battle of Berlin (Brandenburg Gate pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin

1999:

Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mireya_Moscoso

2014:

Ukrainian crisis: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrainian unity protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Odessa_clashes

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

punch above one's weight: (idiomatic) To achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punch_above_one%27s_weight

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