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Patrick Ferguson

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 and train Loyalist militia in South Carolina. He was defeated and killed in the battle of Kings Mt. in the Carolina campaign . ... Read more
Ferguson, Patrick
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ferguson, Patrick (1744–80) born in Scotland, British...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... Read more
Kings Mountain, Battle of
The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...Battle of (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 to ground...men who shared a common purpose. Ferguson's loyalist militiamen waited atop... Read more

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I turned down United after Ferguson did the dirty on me Says PATRICK KLUIVERT.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 9/13/1998; ; 700+ words ; PATRICK KLUIVERT has spiced up Manchester...Barcelona by accusing Alex Ferguson of dumping him during transfer...and Arsenal were in for Patrick and I spoke with both Alex Ferguson and chairman Martin Edwards...so. I was there when Mr Ferguson spoke to Patrick on the phone. Both ... Read more
Times past:: Patrick Ferguson
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 7/4/2001; 234 words ; Patrick Ferguson, breech-loading rifle inventor THE invention...breech-loading rifle by the Scotsman Patrick Ferguson played an important part in the American...British colonial rule today, July 4, but Ferguson's weapon resulted in a major British... Read more
A Loyalist in the American Revolution.(Patrick Ferguson)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World and I; 8/1/2000; 339 words ; ...read J.B. Cheaney's article presenting Patrick Ferguson's life to a U.S. audience [ Patrick Ferguson, the Loyalists, and the American Revolution...quoted. There is no evidence at all that Patrick was of a sickly constitution as a boy... Read more
Who were McCarran-Ferguson? (Patrick A. McCarran, Homer Ferguson)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 2/26/1990; ; 700+ words ; Who Were McCarran-Ferguson? WASHINGTON--The McCarran-Ferguson Act, the legislation which gave the insurance industry...counter-charges among the foes and defenders of McCarran-Ferguson. But just who were McCarran and Ferguson? And why did they sponsor the industry's antitrust...attention of President ... Read more
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 ; ...Neville and Ronny Johnsen in a matter of minutes," said Ferguson. Shortly after the reshuffles their departures prompted, Overmars struck. "That was the killer," Ferguson added. "I felt for my team because, without major players...They must still be regarded as favourites for, as Ferguson observed, ... Read more
Remember the betting investigation into Alex Ferguson and his French players? Thought not. It will be difficult -- if not next to impossible, given football's appalling record in this arena -- to ever discover whether St Patrick's Athletic's players conspired to cheat their employers and their supporters.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 11/8/2008; 700+ words ; ...based on a mirage Remember the betting investigation into Alex Ferguson and his French players? Thought not. It will be difficult...appalling record in this arena -- to ever discover whether St Patrick's Athletic's players conspired to cheat their employers and... Read more
Patrick Ferguson, the loyalists, and the american revolution.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: World and I; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...except 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... Read more
Ferguson's faith in United front The Patrick Barclay Column
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; The only forecast Sir Alex Ferguson was prepared to make about Manchester...tape-recorders to observe the Friday ritual at Ferguson's training ground, are the very channels...Beckham must play. Although absent from Ferguson's side at Newcastle and Arsenal... Read more
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) called...ultimately be seen as the last piece in Ferguson's biggest jigsaw. It was missing as recently...through, was not an automatic choice in Ferguson's side? And what of Peter Schmeichel... Read more
Soccer - FA Cup Final: Ferguson purrs with pride over second leg of Treble Patrick Barclay says that Manchester United have added a smile to their customary steel
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/23/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...scores high in an era during which Alex Ferguson's players have made the feat almost routine...33-year-old certainly made it hard for Ferguson to leave him on the bench in Wednesday...Newcastle at Wembley, let alone provide Ferguson's men with a rehearsal for their task... Read more

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Free Article George Washington's life spared: Major Patrick Ferguson's rifle was 100 years ahead of its time.
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