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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

God and my right

A tent in the British camp bears the royal coat of arms, with the motto “Dieu et mon droit” — “God and my right.” Ten years earlier, American colonists would have found the motto and seal as inspiring as these soldiers. Even now, a large minority of North Carolinians remained loyal to the king and to Britain.

Photograph by David Walbert

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