Episode 1 of 8
Ferguson Recruits Loyalists and Issues His Challenge
- When
- September 1780
- Where
- North Carolina recruiting region during the southern campaign
- Part of
- Battle of Kings Mountain
Ferguson entered North Carolina in September 1780 to raise Loyalist troops and protect Cornwallis's flank, daring Patriot militias to submit.
Appointed Inspector of Militia on May 22, 1780, Ferguson arrived in North Carolina in early September to recruit for the Loyalist militia and guard the flank of Cornwallis's main battle force. He publicly challenged the Patriot militias to lay down their arms or suffer the consequences, a provocation that helped rally the frontier settlers against him.
Sources
- Battle of Kings Mountain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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