Kings Mountain, Battle of
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Kings Mountain, Battle of (October 7, 1780) site in northwestern South Carolina where a coalition of frontiersmen directed by
William Campbell of Virginia defeated English Maj.
Patrick Ferguson's loyalist forces. It marked the turning point in revolutionary military fortunes by convincing loyalists to remove themselves from the conflict and setting the stage for ultimate British surrender at
Yorktown (1781). See also
Cowpens, Battle of.
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Patrick Ferguson 'A Man Of Some Genius'.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...It is certainly time that Patrick Ferguson was accorded a decent biography...For military enthusiasts, Patrick Ferguson is remembered somewhat for the...great little book, and does for Patrick Ferguson what Dr. Anthony J. Scotti...
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George Washington's life spared: Major Patrick Ferguson's rifle was 100 years ahead of its time.
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 9/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...long." recalled British Major Patrick Ferguson sometime later, "when a rebel...flank, not perceiving us." As Ferguson also related, the first man was...large cocked hat." For the men of Ferguson's command, armed as they were...
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Times past:: Patrick Ferguson
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 7/4/2001; 432 words
; Patrick Ferguson, breech-loading rifle inventor THE invention of the breech-loading rifle by the Scotsman Patrick Ferguson played an important part in the American War of Independ- ence...
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'Gallant Ferguson': Major Patrick Ferguson (1744-80).
Magazine article from: The Loyalist Gazette; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Ban the Butcher. By contrast, Patrick Ferguson -- nicknamed The Bulldog for...other as 'good cop, bad cop'. Ferguson is detached from his context...his life, were the Loyalists. Patrick Ferguson -- 'Pat' or 'Pattie' to...
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A Loyalist in the American Revolution.(Patrick Ferguson)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World and I; 8/1/2000; 700+ words
; To the Editor: I was delighted to read J.B. Cheaney's article presenting Patrick Ferguson's life to a U.S. audience ["Patrick Ferguson, the Loyalists, and the American Revolution," May 2000, p. 316]. However, I should...
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Patrick Ferguson, the loyalists, and the american revolution.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World and I; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...for one awkward fact: every participant in the battle, on both sides, was an American. The one exception was Patrick Ferguson, the man on the white horse. The term civil war invariably brings to mind images of blue and gray, Lee and Grant...
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Soccer: Arsenal leave United reeling Patrick Barclay sees Ferguson's dreams threatened by a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/15/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...regarded as favourites for, as Ferguson observed, Arsenal are under...David Platt, he agreed with Ferguson that United's injuries had...conspicuous yesterday, as Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit turned...Ryan as a substitute," said Ferguson. "But I'll at least have...
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Who were McCarran-Ferguson? (Patrick A. McCarran, Homer Ferguson)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 2/26/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...and defenders of McCarran-Ferguson. But just who were McCarran and Ferguson? And why did they sponsor...Roosevelt? McCarran is Patrick A. McCarran, a former Democratic...Las Vegas bears his name. Ferguson is Homer Ferguson, a former...
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Soccer: United jigsaw almost complete Patrick Barclay feels Ferguson's team have the defence in place to overcome Juventus and win the Champions League
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; TO win the European Cup, as Alex Ferguson nostalgically (and understandably...ultimately be seen as the last piece in Ferguson's biggest jigsaw. It was missing as...through, was not an automatic choice in Ferguson's side? And what of Peter Schmeichel...
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Soccer: Juventus slip will not fool Ferguson Patrick Barclay travels to Empoli to watch United's European Cup opponents stumble to defeat
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/4/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...It will be a late decision." Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, will...they face a more durable proposition. Ferguson was confident enough in his own troops...a respect verging on trepidation. If Ferguson was claiming the gap between the clubs...
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Patrick Ferguson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Patrick Ferguson 1744-80, British army officer in the American Revolution. He invented an early breech-loading rifle in 1776. Ferguson fought at Brandywine and Charleston before he was assigned to organize...
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Ferguson, Patrick
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Ferguson, Patrick (1744–80) born in Scotland...commandant of his own rifle company. Ferguson fought in New Jersey, at Philadelphia...rebellion in the Southern countryside. Ferguson, who had a reputation as a brilliant...
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Kings Mountain, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...1780).The defeat of Maj. Patrick Ferguson's loyalist force at Kings Mountain...and farms. By the time they ran Ferguson's 1,100‐man army...men who shared a common purpose. Ferguson's loyalist militiamen waited...
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Campbell, William
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...joined a patriot force commanded by Patrick Henry, his brother-in-law...join units gathering to stop Maj. Patrick Ferguson 's Loyalist raid into North Carolina...the patriot march which caught Ferguson at Kings Mountain . Campbell played...
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Revolutionary War: Southern Theater
Book article from: American Eras
...with a force of Tory militia under Maj. Patrick Ferguson marching on a parallel line to the west. Ferguson was foolish enough to announce his intention...the frontiersmen out in a fury. Meeting Ferguson at King’s Mountain on 7 October...
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