Battle of Kings Mountain
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780, in South Carolina during the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. Fought almost entirely between Patriot and Loyalist troops, the battle resulted in a decisive Patriot victory. Taking place 9 miles (14 km) south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina in what is now rural Cherokee County, South Carolina, the battle has been described as "the war's largest all-American fight." Major Patrick Ferguson had arrived in North Carolina in mid-1780 to recruit Loyalist troops and protect the flank of a British army under Lieutenant-general Lord Cornwallis. Ferguson challenged Patriot militias to lay down their arms or suffer the consequences. In response, a Patriot militia known as the Overmountain Men, led by Benjamin Cleveland, James Johnston, William Campbell, John Sevier, Joseph McDowell Jr., and Isaac Shelby, rallied to attack Ferguson and his forces. Receiving intelligence on the oncoming attack, Ferguson...
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