Tryon's+Palace

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Tryon's Palace: In 1770 Tryon's palace was built by Governor Tryon in the city of New Bern the house was the seat of power. Governor Tryon said this house was to be "an honor to British America" during the opening celebration. The house was three stories. The servants worked in the basement storerooms, the official bussiness of the colony worked on the first floor.. The governor also had his office on the first floor, and the next room over was where the Provincial Council met. The governor and his family lived on the second floor, also two buildings flanked off the main structure which were the kitchen, and a stable. Even though Tryon built such a amazing building he only lived there a couple of years because after The Battle of Alamance Tryon was named the governor of New York and he went to live in Manhattan. Tryon successor Josiah Martin lived there after Tryon had moved out but had to flee at the start of the American Revolution.

Battle of Alamance: The Battle of Alamance was on May 16, 1771 Tryon and his militia ordered the regulators to disperse but they disobeyed and Tryon ordered his militia to fire. The battle lasted a couple of hours. The regulators who had no commander, no orginization, ran out of ammunition and fled through the woods. At least 20 regulators were killed and another 150 wounded. Tryon made sure every backcountry resident knew never to challenge the authority of the Crown. Tryon executed one regulator even before the battle, the next day he hung another regulator without a trial. When Tryon made his way back to Hillsborough twelve more regulators were tried and condemned, Tryon pardoned six of them and hung the rest. The king later on made Tryon the governor of New York and Fanning went on as Tryon's secretary. Later on Fanning became a general for the British Army.