Historical Events tagged with "patriot forces"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Militia Victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a pivotal conflict in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, fought between American militia forces and Loyalist irregulars. Led by British major Patrick Ferguson, the Loyalists aimed to quash resistance in the region. The American forces, composed mainly of frontiersmen from various states, engaged Ferguson's troops on October 7 in South Carolina's mountainous terrain. The battle ended in a significant victory for the patriots, which boosted morale and unity among the colonial forces in the South.
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