Battle+of+King's+Mountain

Overview
The Battle of King's Mountain was consider a decisive battle Between the Patriots and the Loyalists. The Patriots and the loyalist were both American colonists. The Patriots were American colonists who rebelled against the British and the Loyalist were American colonists who always remained loyal to Great Britain. The Battle of King's Mountain took place on October 7, 1980 close to King's Mountain in North Carolina. Where the Patriot forces defeated the Loyalist forces who were led by the British Major Patrick Ferguson who also was killed in battle. Shortly after Patrick Ferguson's death his second in command ordered that a white flag of surrender be put up. When the British surrendered the fighting had only been going for about an hour.

Commanders
Patriots
 * James Johnston
 * William Campbell
 * John Sevier
 * Frederick Hambright
 * Josephn Mcdowell
 * Benjamin Cleveland
 * James Williams (Killed in action)
 * Isaac Shelby
 * Joseph Winston
 * William Chronicle (Killed in action)

Loyalists
 * Patrick Ferguson (Killed in action)
 * Abraham DePeyster

Battle
The Patriots had around 900 men ready to fight and the loyalist had about 1,100 men. The fighting began around three in the afternoon when some Loyalist saw some Patriot soldiers surrounding King's mountain. It started when some Patriot regiments shot at the Loyalists and they returned fire. The regiments who were commanded by Colonels Isaac Shelby and William Campbell marched toward Ferguson's men and were driven back twice. But as one regiment retreated a different would go advance to Ferguson's men. Ferguson also had to keep moving his men around while also taking fire by sharpshooters hidden in the trees. Finally, other Patriot soldiers came to provide enough support for Colonels Isaac Shelby and William Campbell's regiement to reach the summit. Then After only about an hour of fighting Patrick Ferguson fell from his horse but there was still one foot caught on his stirrup. Some say there were about as much as eight bullets launched into his body and he was the only British soldier killed in the Battle of King's Mountain.

Casualties
The Patriots militia lost 29 men and 58 were wounded in battle, and in the Loyalists malitia 290 were killed, 163 were wounded, and 668 men were captured and were being held as prisoners of the war.

Aftermath
The Battle of King's Mountain was only about an hour long, and shortly after the Patriots victory they had to quickly move out for the fear that Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis of The British army would come and meet up with them. Loyalist prisoners were herded several miles from the battlefield to the camp. The dead soldiers were buried in graves and the wounded were left on the field to die.