Episode 2 of 8
Pursuit: Gilbert Town to Cowpens
- When
- September 2 – October 6, 1780
- Where
- Pursuit route through the Carolinas, terminating at Cowpens, South Carolina
- Part of
- Battle of Kings Mountain
The Patriots, grown to 1,400, chased Ferguson, finding Gilbert Town empty on October 4 and reaching Cowpens on October 6.
After Ferguson marched west on September 2 pursuing Shelby and issued a derisive letter at the Broad River on October 1, the Patriot force—now 1,400 strong—marched to South Mountain, North Carolina. They reached his deserted Gilbert Town camp on October 4, then Cowpens, South Carolina, on October 6, where word arrived that Ferguson was east of them, moving toward Charlotte and Cornwallis.
Sources
- Battle of Kings Mountain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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