Episode 5 of 8
The Ride to Kings Mountain
- When
- October 6–7, 1780
- Where
- Kings Mountain, upper Piedmont near the Carolinas border
- Part of
- Battle of Kings Mountain
Spy reports placed Ferguson with about 1,200 men on Kings Mountain; 900 Patriots mounted horses and rode to attack.
Patriot spies reported that Ferguson was encamping on Kings Mountain with roughly 1,200 men. The hill was one of many rocky, forested eminences of the upper Piedmont near the North Carolina–South Carolina border. Needing speed, the Patriots mounted 900 men on horseback and rode for Kings Mountain.
Sources
- Battle of Kings Mountain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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