Battle+of+King's+Mountain



By:Jasmyn Ferrell

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Date: October 7th, 1870 Location: King's Mountain NC near Blacksburg South Carolina Result: Patriot Victory

The Battle:
The Battle of King's Mountain is a very signifgant and unique battle because it was a battle that consisted of the Patriots fighting the Loyalists. The Loyalist Militia was under the command of British Major Patrick Ferguson, on the other hand the Patriot Militia was under the command of 5 leaders and their names were [|James Johnston], [|William Campbell], [|John Sevier], [|Joseph McDowell], and[| Isacc Shelby]. Ferguson issued a challenge to the rebel [|Militias] to lay down their arms or suffer the consequences. The Patriot commanders did not like what was being said so they planned a "secret attack" that Ferguson would soon catch wind of. Once Ferguson caught wind of this attack he and his troops left to retreat back to the host which was under the command of Lord Cornwallis but while on that retreat Patriot forces caught up with then about 9 miles down from[| Kings Mountain NC], in [|York City SC]. Patriot forces fought hard and eventually after only 1 hour of fighting Loyalist forces surrendered. During the fight Ferguson was shot dead which led to the surrender but the Patriots could not rejoice over the win for they feared Cornwallis' advances. Cornwallis was the forced to abandon plans to invade North Carolina and retreated into South Carolina.

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= THE BRITISH :=

Patrick Ferguson:
Major Patrick Ferguson was born in either May 25th,or June 4th (the date is undecided) 1744 and died October 7th, 1780. Through his parents, he knew many Scottish Enlightenment's major figures. He began his military career in his teens, where he served briefly in the Holy Roman Empire with the Scots Greys during the [|7 Years' War]. It was said that he messed up his knee causing him to return home. He was a Scottish officer in the [|British Army], was in charge of harassing and delaying the enemy advances, and was the creator of the [|Ferguson rifle]. He was best known for his work under the command of Charles Cornwallis in 1780 where he aggressively recruited [|Loyalist] and harshly treated the[| Patriots]. He was killed in the Battle of King's Mountain and after the death his body was mistreated by the Patriot milita before burial.

Charles Cornwallis:
Lord Cornwallis was a British Army officer and [|colonial administrator]. Born into an aristocratic family Cornwallis joined the British Army in 1757, during the 7 Years' War. His father died in 1762 he entered the [|House of Lords]. Promoted to colonel in 1766, he wanted a piece of the action in the [|American War of Independence].He was responsible for many advances in the British Army, he surrendered his army at [|Yorktown] in October 1781 (a year after the Battle of Kings' Mountain) after a long campaign and many advances. Many people think it was because of the disagreements between him and his superior [|General Sir Henry Clinton], which became publically known after the war. = The Patriots : = ~James Johnston (picture n/a)~