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  2. Battle of Kings Mountain - Wikipedia

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    The battle took place on October 7, 1780, 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 Patriot militia defeated the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson of the 71st Regiment of Foot .

  3. James Williams (Revolutionary War) - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Kings Mountain † James Henderson Williams (November 10, 1740 – October 7, 1780) was an American pioneer, farmer, and miller from Ninety-Six District in South Carolina . In 1775 and 1776, Williams was a member of the state's Provisional Assembly .

  4. Siege of Savannah - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Savannah or the second battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia , had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell .

  5. List of American Revolutionary War battles - Wikipedia

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    Second Battle of Martinique: April 17, 1780: Martinique: American nvictory Battle of Lenud's Ferry: May 6, 1780: South Carolina: British victory Bird's invasion of Kentucky: May 25-August 4, 1780: Virginia: British victory Battle of St. Louis: May 25, 1780: Louisiana (present-day Missouri) Patriot-Spanish victory Battle of Waxhaws: May 29, 1780 ...

  6. Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVHT) is part of the U.S. National Trails System, and N.C. State Trail System. [1] It recognizes the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men, Patriots from what is now East Tennessee who crossed the Unaka Mountains and then fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

  7. Overmountain Men - Wikipedia

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    While they were present at multiple engagements in the war's southern campaign, they are best known for their role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The term "overmountain" arose because their settlements were west of, or "over", the Blue Ridge, which was the primary geographical boundary dividing several of the ...

  8. Loyalists fighting in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    In the civil war in the South, both sides resorted to the burning of farms and homes, torture, and summary execution on a huge scale. [30] In the Battle of Ramsour's Mill, North Carolina, on June 20, 1780, the combatants on both sides were untrained militia, few if any in uniform.

  9. Civil War Discovery Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Civil War Trust's Civil War Discovery Trail is a heritage tourism program that links more than 600 U.S. Civil War sites in more than 30 states. The program is one of the White House Millennium Council 's sixteen flagship National Millennium Trails .

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