Dec 25, 2009

Salem on History | Battle of King’s Mountain

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Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
Categories: Military History
Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), British History
Geographical Location: South Carolina
Date: October 7, 1780

Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the American Revolution. Result: Americans destroyed Ferguson’s force.

On October 7, 1780, British forces subduing the south suffered a major defeat when American patriot militia under Colonel William Campbell from the Carolinas, Virginia, and the Tennessee region combined forces at King’s Mountain. There, the Americans annihilated Major Patrick Ferguson’s Loyalists, protecting General Charles Cornwallis’s left flank as he advanced toward Charlotte, North Carolina. The American militia trapped...

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Salem on History | Battle of King’s Mountain

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