Show that glorious day at kin kings s mountain the battle on the summit of king 2 mountain r rising I 1 s I 1 n g above the border of p the two carolinas Caroll nas was unlike any other in the revo lution it was as decisive a victory as ever was won anywhere and was a real turning point in the war of in dependence even george washington had not known that there was an army in that part of the country to oppose the insolent and triumphant british until he heard about the battle which in a general order he called a proof of the spirit and resources of the country col patrick ferguson had been billed killed his army destroyed or captured and his commander cornwallis forced to halt his hitherto unimpeded march the carolinians were not recognized by great brita n as being at war those opposing the british were treat ed as rebels traitors and outlaws the british went through the country hanging shooting pillaging and burn ing the tories americans on the side of the british were the worst of the lot planters fleeing from these men and these conditions crossed the mountains and warned the settlers in what are now the states of tennessee and ken tucky it was there the battle of kings rings mountain started col john sevier of tennessee and col isaac shelby in kentucky noted indian fighters got together rallied their fol lowers and came across the mountains to get ferguson the british leader sweeping farthest west the call was sent to other virginian and carolinians and at the great rendezvous at sycamore shoals on the holston they were joined by william campbell Lam me mc dowell cleveland hill ambright El and others leading their parties of mountaineers with very little order or discipline the battle lasted just one hour and five minutes colonel ferguson and of his men had been killed had been wounded and were dered by de peyster the american americans had lost 28 killed and 62 wounded the british army wa was not merely defeated it was destroyed the amer lean ican soldiers gol diers recognizing some ous tories among the captives proceeded to hang bang about ten of them but the officers made them stop the num her ber of men on both sides ha has s been variously given the 1929 edition of the encyclopedia britannia Britan nka gives the british 1000 loyalist militia colon ests and brov nebal rangers the american ba Lwoods men were placed at wo after this fight the american loy allots were afraid to show their heads while the patriots came out more bold ly the north carolina and virginia legislatures became braver and more energetic while the british under corn corr wallis became discouraged and began to retreat things cleared up tor for the struggling colonists there followed the battles of cowpens guilford Gul lford courthouse I 1 ataw springs and yorktown Tork town und lind independence |