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Battle of King's Mount

Great Britain · Warfare / American War of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1780Date range
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Chronological records

1780

Patrick Ferguson7 October 1780

Kings Mount · Warfare / American War of Independence

Defeated & killed by American forces led by Shelby & Campbell. Defeat causes Cornwallis to postpone his invasion of Carolina

Names involved

Patrick Ferguson

Provenance

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