“The Revolution’s epochal battle between patriots and Tories came on October 7, 1780, at Kings Mountain on the North Carolina-South Carolina border, when some 900 rebels annihilated a force of about 1,200 loyalists, all Americans but for the British officer who led them. “The rebels took 698 prisoners and, for murky reasons of vengeance, held […]
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Kings Mountain had chilling effect on Tories
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged american heritage, battle of king's mountain, col patrick ferguson, king george iii, thomas b allen, tories on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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