The Battle of Shallow Ford took place west of the Yadkin River, about a mile from the Shallow Ford crossing. Around 350 Whig militiamen from N. Carolina and Va., commanded by Maj. Joseph Cloyd, defeated a local band of Tories numbering between 400 and 900.

• The Shallow Ford- a focal point of Colonial travel
• The Battle- a brief description
• Magdalena's Story: The Battle of Shallow Ford as Told by the Wife of a Militia Man
• The Soldiers - a list of Whigs and Tories who fought in the battle
• Captain Henry Francis- the sole Whig killed in the battle
• The Sources - a brief bibliography

This website is dedicated to, and honors, the spirit of the men and women who endured countless hardships, some giving even their lives, so that the ideals which established this nation should triumph.

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