Prior Event 11/18/1781 Next Event Major James H. Craig, commanding the 82nd Regiment of the Army of Great Britain, evacuates Wilmington, North Carolina. [restored 9/3/2021] Subsequent Events: 6/11/1782 References: Wilmington Campaign of 1781 | NCpediawww.ncpedia.org/wilmington-campaign-1781 SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: $38,857,671,304,563 Source